Mumbai: Registration of vehicles in Maharashtra rose 8% in 2021 compared to 2020, the Commissioner said the State Transportation Avinash Dhakne on Tuesday.
In the Mumbai region, Thane is one of three RTOS in the state when it comes to vehicle registration and income income, after Pune and Pimbri-Chinchwad.
The Mumbai vehicle registration section in 2021 stood around 10% of state registration.
More than 19.2 lakh new vehicles about Maharashtra roads in 2021 compared to more than 17.7 lakh registered in 2020.
Registration in 2021 reached a lack of 17% of pre-covid time in 2019, when the total vehicle registration 23, 1 lakh.
In Mumbai, nearly 2 registered lakh vehicles from January to December in 2021, where the eastern suburb (Wadala RTO) witnessed the highest registration at 52.702.
The city recorded 57,652 new cars and 1.24 lakh new bikes, and the rest were other vehicle categories, such as buses and trucks, in 2021.
Dhakne said that regardless of locking and restrictions during the second wave of Pandemic Covid-19 years ago, 50 RTO In all countries collect revenues of Rs 6,530 Crores until January 13 in the ongoing financial year (2021-22).
Transport experts say that during last year’s pandemic, some residents chose to have their own car or bicycle for traveling.
It’s not just for a short distance trip, but people are planning trips with family in SUVs, sedans and their hatchbacks to go to their home town or to tourist destinations inside or outside their country.
The reason is simple: avoid going out with family on a local train or long distance or flight for fear of catching infection.
Experts add that private cars and bicycles are also the best form of social distance compared to packaged trains or buses.
Thane, which is one of three RTOS in the state, registered 82,401 vehicles and get revenues of RS 483 Crore last year.