Delhi Government to E-auction VIP vehicle registration numbers

Everything is going the web way nowadays. Today itself, Mahindra commenced the pre-booking of its upcoming Scorpio facelift, exclusively through an E-Commerce website. So next to join this list is Delhi Government, which launched its 'registration mark of choice' project today. Through this, Government will be auctioning VIP and fancy registration numbers for private vehicles.

Government has classified the registration nos. into different categories, keeping its exclusivity and demand in mind. Under Category A, a person can bid for the single digit number, '0001,' for a minimum price of INR 5 lakh. Bids for numbers from 0002 to 0009 fall under Category B, and can be made for a minimum price of INR 3 lakh. Whereas the numbers- 0010 to 0099 and 0786, has been put under Category C, with a minimum of INR 2 lakh tag. Except these categories, some other numbers such as 0111, 0222, 0300, 0333, 0400, 0444, 0500, 0555, 0800, 0888, 0900, 0999, 2000, 2222 and so on, also come under the action process, and costs INR 1 lakh at least.

"In the first round, about 140 'registration marks of choice' will be put for auction online. People keen on having these numbers can participate in the e-auction by registering online. After successful online registration, the participants will receive a Unique Acknowledgement Number (UAN). The online registration will be open for first eight working days from the start of e-auction," said a Delhi Government official.

For this process, the state's Transport Department had notified amendment in Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules 1993 regarding open auction of available series of 'registration mark of choice' for non-transport four-wheeled vehicles on June 2. With this initiative, the government plans to raise revenue of around INR 200 crore.

Source : PTI