There is popular wrong notion that
things do not occur fast in Govt. departments and Private sector is efficient
and responsive…….. that is more of a perception as you will learn when you
experience both – either as an Outsider or as an Insider ….
Have you heard of “Vahan” – the National Register e-services of
Registered Vehicles.
As you know there are millions of
vehicles plying on Indian roads and that all vehicles needs to be
registration. Simply the last 4 digits
are unique. If all the 9999 numbers are
used up, the RTO adds the letter 'A before the number space so that more
numbers can be accommodated. After
exhausting that option, then two letters are prefixed to the No. – Some States follow the practice of adding
the description of the make of the vehicle.
Thus in Mumbai MH-01 AA would
point to a two-wheeler; whereas MH-01 CA is a small car. In Tamil Nadu, the
letter G is reserved for Government (both the Union Government of India and State
Governments) vehicles and the letter N is reserved for Government Transport
Buses.
Vehicle Registration involves the
recording of a motor vehicle in the official records after due verification.
Vehicle Registration is mandatory under the law and is essential to prove the
ownership of a vehicle. It is also required during the sale of a vehicle and
transfer of its ownership.
The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is the
principal statute in force for regulation of motor vehicular traffic throughout
the country, and falls under the Concurrent List of Schedule VII of the
Constitution of India. The implementation of various provisions of this Act
rests with the State Governments. Registration
of Motor Vehicles lies under the purview of this Act. The Act provides that no
person should drive a vehicle, and that no owner of a motor vehicle shall cause
or permit a vehicle to be driven, in any public place, unless the vehicle is
registered and the certificate of registration of the vehicle has not been
suspended or cancelled, and the vehicle carries a Registration Mark displayed
in the required manner.
Most of us do not know anything of
the Registration (other than remembering the Registration No. of the vehicle
(s) owned by us). This is because, the
Registration of any new vehicle is done by the Automobile dealer who submits
various documents to the RTO (Regional Transport Officer)/Transport Department
of the area of your residence. The vehicle
buyer has to pay one-time road tax and
the required registration fee. The vehicle will be physically inspected by the
Inspecting Authority and a unique Registration Mark assigned to the vehicle for
display thereon.
In Tamilnadu, the following are the
forms prescribed : Form 20 in duplicate
if it is with HP; Form 21 ; Form 19; Form 22; PAN or GIR or Form-60/61 of
I.T.Dept. The buyer has to submit : Address Proof; Insurance
(generally done by the Dealer and cover note, a temporary document is
presented); Passport-sized photo – there is also the prescribed fees for
registration.
There is another Authority – or database
: the National Register: - here the data from the different
State Registers flow and combine to make the National Register. Selected information is envisaged to be
captured at the National level. The
National Register is to act as a central repository of all crucial data and
will enable the users to avail the service on ‘Anywhere service’ .
When fully functional, the National
Register would provide the services of :
Vehicle search from out of the digitized data of all Registered vehicle
based on parameters like the Registration No.; Chassis No.; Engine No; Name of
Manufacturer; Make/ Model etc., Citizens
can search their vehicle by providing full Registration No. and last 5 digit of
chassis no.
This known as “Vahan” is the
Integrated solution for Vehicle Registration – when fully functional this
software would enable the process at RTO
and various Transport related authorities to get computerized and
provide a single database for search and retrieval of information.
You may be interested in checking
your own vehicle details at the following link :
If you are not able to obtain the
details – it could be : that details were wrongly entered; network failure or simply those details were
not digitalized and not updated in their database. At this juncture, it may not be the perfect
end-solution but certainly a great beginning.
Alternatively, you can also SMS : 09212357123 – type vahan space
your vehicle registration no. in full including letters without space. Though all the vehicle records have not
been digitized, I was able to check my 2 wheeler bought in Oct 2007
with regards –S. Sampathkumar .
with regards –
24th Feb 2012.
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