Andhra Pradesh seeks to raise over INR 500 crore through HSRPs, Auto News, ET Auto

As a part of its continued efforts to boost further assets, the Andhra Pradesh authorities has determined to make Excessive Safety Registration Plates (HSRP) necessary for all autos, together with older ones, in step with the Supreme Court docket judgment.

The cash-starved state authorities hopes to internet over INR 500 crore from HSRP as every set will value INR 245 to INR 649 for various lessons of autos. Sources within the Transport Division mentioned of the 150 lakh autos (transport and non-transport) within the state, about 70 lakh have been fitted with HSRPs. “We’ve got been fixing the HSRPs solely from January 2014 although the Supreme Court docket verdict was delivered in 2011. So many autos have been nonetheless left over,” a senior official of the Transport Division mentioned.

No different state is claimed to be insisting on HSRPs for outdated autos however the AP authorities determined to go forward with the plan to generate the much-needed further income.

In a memo to all District Transport Officers, state Transport Commissioner Katamneni Bhaskar identified that many car house owners have been utilizing “fancy quantity plates” as per their whims. “HSRP is obligatory for all autos and any deviation can be chargeable for penalty of INR 1,000 every,” Bhaskar mentioned.

“It’s directed to repair the HSRP for in-use and outdated transport autos additionally. For non-transport autos, house owners might search time for a slot to get the HSRP affixed by paying the prescribed payment on-line,” the Commissioner added.

Up to now, house owners of 8,95,081 autos have paid the requisite payment for fixing the HSRP within the first section. The remaining can be lined within the second section.