The RTA (Road Transport Authority) issues and maintains the vehicle details registered in Andhra Pradesh state. While registering, the RTA provides a unique identification number for every vehicle owner to display on their number plates. This unique identification number called Registration Number of the vehicle. For all this process, the RTA charges the vehicle owner very minimal amount and gives a random registration number, subject to RTA policy and availability.
If you got a Registration number “1″ “007″ “999″ “555″, you will be a heaven touched lucky person. But, it never happens. Why because, those numbers are called premium numbers or called fancy numbers in general. One has to pay from thousands to lakhs or even crores of rupees in a bid to win that registration number. Big shots and millionaires do that regularly whenever they have a new vehicle at their shed. That is where the RTA earns good money every month.
Everyone vehicle owner loves to have a fancy number on their number plates. I love “121″ and when I went for my vehicle registration, I inquired about this number and surprised to know that, it is a premium number and have to pay Rs.5,000/- for that. Then I choose a random number as I don’t have that much money for vehicle number.
But these days when you see on roads, 5 out of 10 governments vehicle number plates displays fancy numbers. Not a silly fancy number like “121″ ”787″ or any. Those numbers like “4444″ “5555″ “345″, these numbers in public bid costs someone easily anywhere from lakhs to crores of rupees. My question is, how much a particular department, who is the fancy number owner paid to Dept of Road Transport Authority?
Not paid, got freely? Then we ask, why should the RTA give these high valued fancy numbers at free of cost to these departments instead of selling them for high bid rate, where the buyers are voluntarily interested in this numbers. When you can earn some money legally and people are ready to buy it, why to give freely. Is RTA a charitable organization? If so why is it selling other numbers at high costs? RTA, any answer please.
If paid heavily, is it required for a public service department to spend such huge money just to put a fancy number on their vehicles number plates? You say they are higher officials, so what sir? Let them have a “1″ on their personal vehicles by paying in bid, why for the official vehicles? I work for a telecommunication company, I have a fancy mobile number which will cost Rs.3,000/- for a customer outside. I got it by paying Rs.2,000/- from my pocket. At least, is it practicing at your levels? How many officials paid from their pockets for their fancy numbers?
If at all, you require special number on Govt vehicle number plates, you can block a certain number series, which looks disciplined or a special registration practise like Indian Military does for their vehicles. But, please stop spending huge public money on useless expenditure like this. Instead of this wastage, spend money on some good programs.
