The State Transport Authority (STA) on Tuesday appealed to the owners of old vehicles registered before 01.04.2019 carrying Odisha registration mark and registration numbers ending with 1, 2, 3 and 4 to affix the High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) before the deadline of November 30.
The vehicles carrying Odisha registration mark and numbers ending with 5 and 6 should get the HSRPs affixed by December 30.
The vehicles carrying Odisha registration mark and numbers 7 and 8 should affix the HSRPs by January 31, 2023.
The vehicles carrying Odisha registration mark and numbers 9 and 0 should affix the HSRPs by February 28, 2023.
Dipti Ranjan Patra, Joint Commissioner, Transport (Technical) said, “As on November 14, total 31,25,236 vehicle owners have booked the slots, out of which HSRP has been affixed in 15,30,576 vehicles. For convenience of the vehicle owners, the department has extended the deadline three times. The vehicle owners, who do not have access to the internet or knowledge of technology, can apply for the HSRP through nearby Mo Seva Kendra or HSRP facilitation centres at the RTO as per their convenience.”
The OEMs (vehicle manufacturers) through their authorised vendors have also opened camp fitment centre/temporary fitment centres at 88 locations and places i.e. government/private establishments where the dealers network of all OEMs are not available and started fitment of HSRP. In addition to this, fitment facility at some RTO offices is also provided by some OEMs.
Patra further said fitment of HSRP with old and existing locally manufactured trailers and vehicles registered prior to 01.04.2019, whose manufacturers have closed down their businesses, can be done at the RTO from where the vehicle was purchased. “This facility can be provided only at RTO offices through Vahan application. The owner of locally manufactured trailers and vehicles registered prior to the date whose manufacturers have closed down their businesses can visit RTO office and produce the RC book for HSRP booking,” he said.
In case of replacement of damaged HSRP, he said the auto mobile manufacturers and authorised HSRP vendors of OEMs have been intimated with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for issue of duplicate HSRP which is available online.