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Transport dept bets big on auction of fancy numbers
- | Thursday | 22nd February, 2018
Vijayawada: With the opening of new vehicle registration series, the district transport department is eyeing huge revenue from auction of fancy numbers. Transport department officials said the demand for fancy numbers has come down after the registration of vehicles went online. Deputy transport commissioner for Krishna district, E Meera Prasad, said people have their own reasons for choosing fancy numbers, and most of them are based on superstition. While the number 9 fetched Rs 4.1 lakh, the number 9999 fetched a Rs 7.56 lakh in the auction.For the first time, Krishna district transport department is conducting the auction of fancy numbers completely online. “The reservation charges for numbers starts from Rs 5,000 and goes up to Rs 50,000.
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