The Karnataka government has extended the deadline for affixing HSRP, for the seventh time, till March 31. The earlier deadlines were February 17, 2024; May 31, 2024; September 15, 2024; November 30, 2024; December 31, 2024; and January 31, 2025.As many as 58,12,207 applications were submitted for high-security registration plates (HSRP) as of February 28 and 57,20,550 of them were successful, Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy told the Legislative Council on Wednesday, in reply to a question from MLC Madhu G Madegowda.
According to the minister only 29% of vehicle owners in Karnataka have complied with HSRP fixation. An estimated 2.45 crore vehicles were registered in the state before April 2019, with approximately 2 crore currently active. According to data shared by Reddy, 24 lakh vehicles have affixed HSRP in Bengaluru city, 4 lakh in Mysuru, 2.7 lakh in Dakshina Kannada, 2.6 lakh in Belagavi, 1.4 lakh in Dharwad, and 2 lakh in Shivamogga. Yadgir district has the least number of registrations, with only 19,000 vehicles affixing HSRP. The minister said that failure to comply with the HSRP mandate would result in a fine of Rs 500 for the first offence and Rs 1,000 for subsequent offences, as per the Motor Vehicles Act.