NEW TYPE OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION PLATES
The technical specifications of the new High
Security Registration Plate, name of the testing agencies authorised
to test the plate/grant type approval certificate and the time
frame by which the scheme is to be implemented have already been
notified by the Government in the Gazette vide GSR 221(E) dated
28th March, 2001; SO 814(E) dated 22nd August,
2001; SO 938 (E) dated 24th September, 2001; SO 1041(E)
dated 16th October, 2001 and SO 499(E) dated 9th
May, 2002.
The Central Government does not grant license
to any manufacturer of such plates. Any prospective manufacturer/vendor
would need to get their product approved by the agencies authorised
by Central Government. Thereafter, it is for the concerned State
Government to select the vendor/vendors. As on 10.7.2002, four
companies namely, M/s Shimnit Utsch Pvt. Ltd., M/s Real Industries,
M/s Eastern Steel & Saw and M/s Utsav Safety System have got
the type approval certificate from the authorised testing agencies
and product of some other prospective vendors are under various
stages of testing.
This information was given by the Minister of
State (Independent Charge) for Road Transport and Highways, Major
General (Retd.) B.C. Khanduri in reply to a question of Shri Ramesh
Chennithala in Lok Sabha today.
