Author name: Ayaan Khan

Last updated: September 2026 – checked against current road tax and green tax rules. Road tax, often called Vahan tax or E-Vahan tax, is a state-level tax every vehicle owner in India pays, usually at the time of registration. This guide explains how it’s calculated, who’s liable, what documents you need, what happens if you

Last updated: September 2026 – checked against the current Vahan portal NOC (Form 28) service. A Vahan NOC (No Objection Certificate) is the document your vehicle’s original RTO issues to confirm it has no pending dues or legal issues, clearing the way for it to be registered in a different state. You need one whenever

Last updated: September 2026 – checked against the current Sarathi and Vahan application status services. “Parivahan application status” covers a few different things depending on what you applied for: a driving licence application uses one portal, a vehicle registration or transfer application uses another, and a traffic challan uses a third. This guide covers how

Last updated: September 2026 – checked against the Central Motor Vehicles Rules on registration marks. The colour of a number plate in India isn’t a style choice: it tells traffic police and other road users what kind of vehicle it is and how it may be used. A white plate means a private vehicle, a

Last updated: September 2026 – checked against the Maharashtra Transport Department and the Sarathi and Vahan portals. “Maha Parivahan” is the name people commonly use for Maharashtra’s transport services, run by the state’s Motor Vehicles Department. In practice, most of these services are not on a separate state portal: driving licence work runs through the