Maharashtra govt treks VIP number charges; pay Rs 6 lakh for ‘0001’ in Mumbai and high-demand locations

Mumbai: The Maharashtra federal government has actually treked charges for “choice numbers,” frequently referred to as VIP numbers, for brand-new lorries, which will certainly convert right into changed Rs 6 lakh cost for the most popular ‘0001’ number for four-wheelers in high-demand locations like Mumbai, Pune, and various other cities.

Interestingly, the brand-new charges imply that an out-of-series VIP number will certainly set you back as much as Rs 18 lakh in significant cities consisting of Mumbai and Pune, which by the way is the expense of brand-new vehicles in the mid-segment.

As per the transportation division’s notice dated August 30, the expense for the desired number ‘0001’ will certainly climb to Rs 5 lakh for four-wheelers, up from the present Rs 3 lakh. For 2 and three-wheelers, the cost will certainly raise to Rs 1 lakh, increasing from the existing Rs 50,000.

In high-demand locations such as Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Pune, Thane, Raigad, Aurangabad, Nashik, Kolhapur, and Nashik, the VIP cost for ‘0001’ will certainly be Rs 6 lakh, up from Rs 4 lakh for lorries with 4 or even more wheels.

Many high net-worth people, leading entrepreneurs, political leaders, and stars to name a few choose VIP numbers for their pricey vehicles.

The changed ‘three-time fundamental charges’ will certainly be Rs 15 lakh for four-wheelers and more-wheeled lorries and Rs 3 lakh for 2- and three-wheelers if the number ‘0001’ is not available in the present collection for that certain sort of lorry and if it requires to be provided from one more collection according to the policies, the notice specified.

The brand-new charges imply that an out-of-series VIP number will certainly set you back as much as Rs 18 lakh in significant cities consisting of Mumbai and Pune, equivalent to the cost of a number of mid-segment vehicles. Previously, the cost was Rs 12 lakh, an amount paid by entities like Reliance Industries for such numbers after going with it “out of series” in the last couple of years.

Additionally, the state federal government has actually enabled the transfer of VIP numbers to prompt member of the family, consisting of partners, kids, and children, a modification from the previous constraint versus such transfers.

This cost modification, which adheres to a draft notice released on September 16, 2022, stands for the very first upgrade considering that the last cost modification on April 20, 2013.

Maharashtra has actually determined 240 VIP numbers in each enrollment collection, with significant numbers like 0009, 0099, 0999, 9999, and 0786, in addition to 0001, seeing a cost rise to Rs 2.5 lakh up from Rs 1.5 lakh for four-wheelers and more-wheeled lorries and Rs 50,000 for two-wheelers and three-wheelers rather than the existing Rs 20,000.

Fees for various other popular numbers is additionally raised. For 16 preferred numbers, the brand-new cost is Rs 1 lakh for four-wheelers rather than the existing Rs 70,000 and Rs 25,000 for two-wheelers from Rs 15,000.

For 49 added numbers, the cost has actually been elevated to Rs 70,000 from present Rs 50,000 for four-wheelers and Rs 15,000 for 2 and three-wheelers.

For one more collection of 189 enrollment numbers, like 0011, 0022, 0088, 0200, 0202, 4242, 5656 and 7374, the changed charges are Rs 25,000 for four-wheelers and Rs 6,000 for two-wheelers and greater than two-wheel lorries.

In a transfer to profit lorry proprietors, the federal government has actually expanded the duration for generating an automobile with a scheduled number from one month to 6 months, according to the GR.

There will certainly be no booking of VIP numbers for federal government lorries, though exceptions from the settlement of charges for the enrollment mark can be provided with unique orders, permitting allocation from any kind of existing collection.

The cost rise is anticipated to create added profits for the state transportation division, which reported incomes of Rs 139.20 crore from enrollment number issuances in 1,83,794 situations in the 2017-18 fiscal year.

Pooja Khedkar, whose provisionary IAS candidature was terminated by UPSC on costs of scams, had additionally presumably made use of a red and blue sign together with a VIP number plate on a personal auto, in offense of the Motor Vehicles Act.