There is a good news and a bad news for vehicle owners. Good news is that the Yogi government has announced portability of vehicle registration number and the bad news is that drivers will now have to cough up more for the violation of traffic rules.
The decisions were taken in the state Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday.
Briefing reporters, government spokesperson Sidharth Nath Singh said that henceforth vehicle owners can port their old vehicle number in their new vehicle. “There are instances where vehicle owner wants to retain old number of his vehicle once they switch over to new vehicle. They can do it now. They will get the old registration number for their new car while the new registration number will be given to the old car which they have discarded so there will be no change in the break,” the spokesman said.
He said the government had carried out an amendment in the Motor Vehicle Act-1988 which also allowed increase in financial penalty for any violation of traffic rules. In most cases it has been doubled.
The penalty for driving vehicle without the registration number has been increased from Rs 300 to Rs 500 while for talking on mobile phone while driving and driving without helmet the fine has been doubled to Rs 1,000 from the existing Rs 500. “This decision has been taken to curb traffic violation as the number of violations has increased. People have developed a penchant to violate rules and then drive away after paying a penalty. Thus, the government has now decided to increase the penalty so that it should pinch the pocket of the violator and the should follow the rules,” the spokesman said.
In another decision, the government has hiked the fee for fancy or VVIP registration numbers . While for four-wheelers, the fees will be between Rs 15,000 and Rs one lakh and for the two-wheelers it will be between Rs 20,000 and Rs 30,000.
Earlier, the fee for the two-wheelers and four-wheelers was the same. With this amendment different rate will come into play for two-wheelers and four-wheelers.
The government also gave approval to a set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for mass rapid transport system in the state which will construct Metro rail. “The Cabinet has decided to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV), UP Metro Rail Corporation (UPMRC) will look into the construction of mass rapid transport system, including Metro rails in the state, excluding Noida and Greater Noida,” he said.
The Cabinet also extended the norm for submission of forms for the OBCs to get subsidy for daughters’ marriage. Earlier, the last date was May 31 but now it has been extended to June 30. “Because of model code of conduct this decision could not be taken. But now the government has decided to give a rebate of one month,” he said.
The state government has also approved a 200 kilometres-long sewage line in Mirzapur under Atal urban sewage programme at a cost of Rs 264.76 crore.