Cuttack, Sep 15 : The deadline for affixation of High-Security Registration Plate (HSRP) on the old vehicles registered prior to April 1, 2019, carrying Odisha registration mark and registration numbers ending with 1, 2, 3 & 4 will end on September 30.
The law enforcing agencies shall enforce the fitment from October 1, 2022, official sources here on Thursday said.
No e-challan shall be issued and no fine shall be collected or no penal action shall be taken against any old vehicle registered prior to April 1, 2019, for plying vehicles without HSRP till 30.09.2022. After that challans will be issued in accordance with the last date given for various series of vehicles.
Joint Commissioner Transport( Technical )Dipti Ranjan Patra said, “As on 13.09.22, a total of 10,65,312 vehicle owners have booked slot, out of which HSRP has been affixed in 5,93,717 vehicles.”
He further said, “In case the vehicle is not affixed with HSRP within the scheduled date mentioned above, e-challan shall be issued against the offending vehicle and attract a fine of Rs. 5000 or Rs.10, 000 under Section 192 of M.V. Act, 1988 as the case may be.”
In accordance Central Government amended Rule 50 of CMVR and Notifications/Statutory Orders from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), the Transport department has made affixation of HSRP mandatory since June 1, 2022, for all classes of old vehicles which were registered prior to April 1, 2019.
Earlier, the HSRP has already been made mandatory for all new vehicles registered on or after 1 April 2019. HSRP can be affixed by OEMs and their Authorized dealers only.
Sources said the vehicles carrying Odisha registration marks and registration numbers ending with 5 and 6 will end on October 31, the vehicles with registration numbers ending 7 and 8 will end on November 30 and the registration number ending with 9 and 0 will end on December 31, 2022.
