, Dec. 16 -- MOVE AIMED AT ENDING VIP CULTURE & CURBING ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES

Chandigarh, December 16:

In a bid to end VIP culture and taking safety considerations into account, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered discontinuation of old registration numbers that were still in use even after enforcement of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The Chief Minister has asked the Transport Department to issue alternative valid numbers to owners of vehicles with such numbers, which were already banned in neighbouring states like Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, as per Section 217 read with Section 41 of the Motor Vehicles Act.

Besides promoting VIP culture, as these vehicle owners preferred to retain old registration numbers as a st...