November 29, 2001

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RAJYA SABHA

CHANGE IN VEHICLE NUMBER PLATES

The changeover in vehicle number plates is meant for the entire country and is meant to be a long-term measure for security. The use of hologram is one of the security features in the New Registration number plate. The cost of hologram is included in the cost of registration plate as a whole, the precise value of which shall be a commercial decision by the manufacturer/supplier of the registration plates.

As per information available, the countries wherein the holographic vehicle number plates have been made mandatory; and are Armenia, Columbia, Congo, Curacao, Ethopia, Georgia, Iraq, Japan, Mali, Malta, Oman, Palestine, Srilanka, Tanzania,Uganda, Uruguay, Zambia, etc. The introduction of holographic system of identification would help the road-law enforcement authorities in tackling road-related crimes?

This information was given in the Rajya Sabha today in a written reply by the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways (Independent Charge), Major Gen. B.C.Khanduri, AVSM (Retd.).