States Vehicle registration plates of India
two-letter state codes of india
all indian states , union territories have own two-letter code. two-letter referencing came action in 1980s. before each district or regional transport officer s office had three-letter code did not mention state. led fair degree of confusion — example, mmc 8259 fit in anywhere in country. avoid ambiguity state code included along district or rto s office. in states, such maharashtra, licence plates before 1960, when state known bombay presidency, bear notations such bmc.
the newly created states of uttarakhand, chhattisgarh, jharkhand , telangana (from uttar pradesh, madhya pradesh, bihar , andhra pradesh respectively), registering vehicles under new two-letter codes, while old numbers registered in rto offices of these states under rto code of parent state still stay valid. in 2007, state of uttaranchal renamed uttarakhand, state code changed ua uk. in 2011, state of orissa renamed odisha, state code changed or od.
the government of india, ministry of road transport , highways, nodal ministry, has formulated strict specifications , enforcement rules new high security registration plates (new number plates). states have started introducing them in phased manner. standardisation, along strict enforcement, expected bring change in law enforcement , in registration process of vehicles in country.
current codes
the list of two-lettered state codes , union territory codes follows:
former codes
list of codes no longer in use:
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