Sindh decides to open office for issuing premium number plates
1. Excise department decides to provide people facility to obtain number plates for vehicles, sitting at their homes
The Sindh Excise & Taxation department in Karachi has announced the establishment of a special office for issuing premium number plates following the success of their first auction. This decision was made during a meeting chaired by Sindh Excise & Taxation Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon.
Key highlights from the auction and subsequent plans include:
- The first phase of the auction was highly successful, earning a total revenue of Rs675.4 million from the sale of 40 premium number plates.
- The highest bid was for plate number 1, which sold for Rs100 million.
- Other notable bids included Rs53 million for plate number 5, Rs46 million for plate number 7, Rs41 million for plate number 8, and Rs40 million for plate number 9.
- The proceeds from the auction will be used to rehabilitate victims of the 2022 floods in Sindh.
- A new motor registration office will be established in the South District, which will operate in the evenings and offer home delivery of number plates.
- Minister Memon emphasized making the vehicle registration process easier and running the department in a more corporate manner.
This initiative reflects the department's efforts to modernize and streamline their services while also contributing to a noble cause.
