The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, in order to facilitate seamless transfer of vehicles all over the country, has issued G.S.R. 594(E) dated 26th August, 2021 wherein a new registration mark namely “Bharat (BH) series” has been incorporated in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, This has come into force with effect from 15th September, 2021. It has been introduced for citizens working in Government offices or in private organizations with offices in four or more States/UTs, on voluntary basis. The implementation of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 is under the purview of the State Governments/UT administration.
State Wise Data of registration of vehicles under BH Series as on December 5, 2022 as per digitized records in VAHAN 4.0 is as follows:
| Sr. No. | State | Total |
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 404 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 42 |
| 3 | Assam | 905 |
| 4 | Bihar | 1,414 |
| 5 | Chandigarh | 590 |
| 6 | Delhi | 4,074 |
| 7 | Goa | 553 |
| 8 | Gujarat | 2,468 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 376 |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | 1,082 |
| 11 | Karnataka | 4,714 |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | 625 |
| 13 | Maharashtra | 13,625 |
| 14 | Manipur | 25 |
| 15 | Meghalaya | 140 |
| 16 | Mizoram | 5 |
| 17 | Nagaland | 48 |
| 18 | Odisha | 4,601 |
| 19 | Puducherry | 16 |
| 20 | Rajasthan | 5,615 |
| 21 | Sikkim | 34 |
| 22 | Tripura | 105 |
| 23 | UT of DNH and DD | 31 |
| 24 | Uttar Pradesh | 5,698 |
| 25 | West Bengal | 2,506 |
| Grand Total | 49,696 | |
Applicants, working in Government offices, can avail BH Series facility on the basis of their official ID Card. Private Sector employees are required to submit a working certificate, certifying that their organization has offices in 4 or more States/UTs. Currently, only new vehicles are being registered under the BH Series. However, Ministry has issued a draft notification G.S.R. 672(E) on 04th October, 2022 to amend the rules governing Bharat (BH) series registration mark, wherein vehicles having regular registration mark can also be converted to BH Series registration mark subject to payment of requisite tax for eligible citizens and to facilitate persons who subsequently become eligible for BH Series registration mark.
This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
