State Vehicle Registration Codes

State Vehicle Registration Codes

Below is the list of Vehicle Number Plate Codes for various States. The RTA assigns the Vehicle Registration number in accordance with the Codes below.

State Vehicle Codes 

Section of 444(E), dated 12-6-1989: In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section(6) of Section 41 of the Motor Vehicles Act,1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby allots to the States and Union territories specified in column(1) of the Table below, the groups of letters specified in the corresponding entry in column(2) thereof. for use as registration mark for each State and Union Territory to be followed by the code number of the Registering Authority to be allotted by the State Government or as the case may be the Administrator of the Union Territory and not exceeding four figures, to be used as registration mark.

Group of letters for States/Union Terrirories

Sl.No. State/Union Terrirories Group of letters 1 Andaman and Nicobar AN 2 Andhra Pradesh AP 3 Arunachal Pradesh AR 4 Assam AS 5 Bihar BR 6 Chandigarh CH 7 Dadra and Nagar Haveli DN 8 Daman and Diu DD 9 Delhi DL 10 Goa GA 11 Gujarat GJ 12 Haryana HR 13 Himachal Pradesh HP 14 Jammu and Kashmir JK 15 Karnataka KA 16 Kerala KL 17 Lakshadweep LD 18 Madhya Pradesh MP 19 Maharashtra MH 20 Manipur MN 21 Meghalaya ML 22 Mizoram MZ 23 Nagaland NL 24 Orissa OR 25 Pondicherry PY 26 Punjab PN 27 Rajasthan RJ 28 Sikkim SK 29 TamilNadu TN 30 Tripura TR 31 Uttar Pradesh UP 32 West Bengal WB

Where the four figures referred to in paragraph 1 reaches 9999, the next series shall begin with alphabet 'A' followed by not more than four figures and thereafter with alphabet 'B' followed by not more than four figures and so on until all the alphabets excluding 'I' and 'O' are exhausted:

Provided that the letters shall be in English and the figures shall be in Arabic numeral and the letters and figures shall be painted in reflecting colours and shall be shown:

A. in the case of transport vehicles other than those under the Rent a Cab Scheme, 1989, in black on a white ground;

B. in the case of motor vehicles temporarily registered, in red on a yellow ground;

C. in the case of motor vehicles in the possession of dealers, in white on a red ground;

D. in other cases, in white on a black ground;

E. in the case of transport vehicle under the Rent a Cab Scheme, 1989, in yellow on a black ground.

This notification shall come into force on the first day of july, 1989.

Source : RTO Hyderabad