How to apply for the new 'BH' Bharat Series vehicle number

The government has announced a new all-India registration facility for vehicles – called the Bharat Series (BH series) – that will free owners from the re-registration process when they shift from one state or union territory to another.

“This vehicle registration facility under the Bharat series (BH-series) will be available on a voluntary basis to defense personnel, employees of the central government/ state government/ central/ state public sector undertakings and private sector companies/organisations, which have their offices in four or more states/Union territories,” the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement.

Here's how you can apply for it

1. You will first need a ‘No Objection Certificate’ from the Parent State of your vehicle for assigning a new registration mark in another state.
2. Once the road tax on a pro-rata basis is paid in the new state, a new registration mark will be assigned.
3. You will then need to file an application for a refund of the road tax in the parent state.

What will be the format in BH-series?
The registration mark will be in a YY BH #### XX format - where YY denotes the year of first registration, BH is code for Bharat Series, #### is the randomised four digit number and XX are two alphabets.