Maharashtra transport department proposes fee hike for vehicle VIP numbers

The Maharashtra transport department has issued a draft notification to hike fees for VIP numbers for new vehicles an official said on FridayThe draft notification also provides for the transfer of a VIP number to immediate kin namely spouse son and daughter The transfer of VIP numbers is not allowed at present the official addedAs per the draft notification the number 0001 will have a proposed fee of Rs 5 lakh up from Rs 3 lakh now for fourwheelers while it will be Rs 1 lakh for two and threewheelers instead of the present Rs 50000 he saidBesides this the three time basic fees will be Rs 15 lakh for four or more wheeled vehicles and Rs 3 lakh for two and three wheeled vehicles if the 0001 registration number is unavailable in an ongoing series for that particular type of vehicle and it needs to be given from another series as per the rules he addedSignificantly as per the draft notification in Mumbai Mumbai Suburban Pune Thane Raigad Aurangabad Nashik Kolhapur and Nashik where the demand for 0001 is high the proposed fees is Rs 6 lakh instead of existing 4 lakh for four and more wheeled vehiclesHence an out of series VIP number will cost Rs 18 lakh which incidentally is the cost of several new cars in the midsegmentAlso Read Mumbai reports 159 Covid19 cases one deathEarlier this year Reliance Industries RIL headed by Mukesh Ambani bought an ultraluxury Rolls Royce hatchback costing Rs1314 crore The firm paid Rs 12 lakh for a VIP number after opting for it out of seriesIn Maharashtra 240 different numbers are identified as VIP numbers in every registration series The existing fee structure for these numbers has been effective from May 22 2012 The numbers 0009 0099 0999 9999 and 0786 are the most sought after apart from 0001 he saidFor these five numbers the proposed fee in the notification is Rs 25 lakh up from Rs 15 lakh for four and more wheeled vehicles The proposed fee for two and three wheeled vehicles is Rs 50000 instead of existing Rs 20000 The fee for another 16 sought after numbers is proposed at Rs 1 lakh instead of Rs 70000 for four and more wheeled vehicles and Rs 25000 up from Rs 15000 for two and three wheelers he saidFor another set of 49 sought after numbers the proposed fee for four and more wheeled vehicles will be Rs 70000 instead of Rs 50000 and Rs 15000 up from Rs 10000 presently for two and three wheelersFor another set of 189 registration numbers like 0011 0022 0088 0200 0202 4242 5656 and 7374 the proposed fees is Rs 25000 instead of existing Rs 15000 for four or more wheeled vehicles and Rs 6000 instead of existing Rs 4000 for two and more wheeler vehicles he saidIn a relief to people a vehicle for which a number has been reserved needs to be produced before the authorities in six months an extension from the 30 days allowed now the official saidMoreover there is no provision for reserving any VIP number for a government vehicle But the draft notification lays down that the state government through a general or special order exempt from payment of fees for the registration mark after which the number can be allotted to the state government from any existing series he informedCitizens can submit suggestions and objections to the proposed fee structure by October 14 the regional transport official informedThe revision in VIP numbers fees will bring more revenue to the state transport department which as the its statistics book 201718 had earned Rs 13920 crore from 183794 cases of registration number issuance for that financial yearThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever