New Delhi sources reported that Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said soon vehicles will come fitted with number plates and the cost will be included in the four-wheeler' price. Meanwhile at present, a vehicle license plate which is attached to vehicles bearing its official registration number, commonly known as "a number plate" is procured by various states separately from designated agencies.
Meanwhile Gadkari told the price of the plate will be included in car's cost and the consumer will get some relief. Further the minister said the new technology number plates were intended to bring relief not only to consumers but also to bring in uniformity across states as each state used to buy these plates earlier.
Moreover the prices for number plates procured by states ranged from Rs
800 to Rs 40,000. Presently the license plate (number plates) number is issued
by the district-level Regional Transport Office (RTO) of respective
states and also, Gadkari said that there would be no compromise in terms of
security as far as vehicles were concerned and such norms will be same for all
models be it economy or luxury.