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High Security Registration Plates
Why in news?
- The National Informatics Centre (NIC) blocked access to the Transport Mission Mode Project’s pan-India application ‘Vahan’ for vehicle registration on a directive of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).
- The issuing of certificate of registration (RC) for all classes of motor vehicles has been blocked in the country for not integrating high security registration plate (HSRP) with the Vahan database.
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- Why such move?(1) April 1 was the date from when all classes of motor vehicles hitting the road and being registered had to be fitted with tamper-proof high security registration plate having many inbuilt security features.(2) Automobile manufacturers had been entrusted by MoRTH with the task of issuing the “security licence plate, including the third registration mark”. This has not been achieved yet.
- High Security Registration Plates:(1) Rule 50 of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 provides for display of registration marks on the motor vehicles in the form of security licence plate of the prescribed specifications.(2) Implementation of the provisions of the aforesaid rule comes within jurisdiction of State Governments.
- Prominent features:(1) Chromium based hot-stamped hologram with Chakra image protects against counterfeiting.(2) A retro-reflective film, bearing a verification inscription ‘India’ at 45-degree inclination.(3) The permanent identification number of minimum 7 digits to be laser branded into the reflective sheeting on the bottom-hand side of the registration plate preceded by alpha-numeric identification.
Source
The hindu, PIB