IMPHAL, April 11: As part of steps taken up to prevent stealing of vehicles in the state and otehr related crimes, the department of Transport today introduced the High Security Registration Plates, HSRP.
The HSRP was formally launched by chief secretary DS Poonia today at the Directorate of Transport complex, Babupara. It has been brought to the state by the department of Transport, government of Manipur in a joint collaboration with the M/S Shimnit Utsch India Private Limited Mumbai.
Speaking at the formal launch of the HSPR, chief secretary DS Poonia said the HSRP will naturally help in controlling illegal vehicle trade and other related crimes to some extent and further added that it is a significant move towards the prevention of vehicle thefts and other related crimes in the state.
Principal secretary, transport and works, government of Manipur, Ram Muivah said that with the introduction of the new registration plates in the state, the people of the state can now prevent their vehicles from being stolen by anti-social elements, and added that even in the case of any stolen vehicles, the vehicles can easily be traced with the help of the HSRP.
He further stated, distribution and issuance of the HSRP will be completed within a period of two years with all vehicles in the state coming under its ambit.
In order to acquire a HSRP, a vehicle owner should get new vehicle registration forms and customer application form (CAF) for HSRP from the dealing assistant and after filling in the details, both forms should be ubmitted to the dealing assistant for the process.
At the time of the payment for vehicle registration certificate, cashier give the serial number in CAF HSRP form and then the cashier sent the customer to the HSRP office for payment. The giving back the original payment receipt, the customer will further be asked to come back after two days.
The customer will have to come for fitment of HSRP after two days along with the payment copy of the vehicle registration certificate. Once the vehicle is fitted with the HSRP the dealing assistant will give the fitment acknowledgement form to the customer.
The customer has to come to DTO office alone with the fitment acknowledgement form to get registration certificate.
Vehicle registration certificate is issued only after the fitment of HSRP.
Meanwhile, the state chief secretary DS Poonia and principal secretary Transport became the first customers of the HSRP in the state by fixing their vehicles with new registration numbers.