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About parivahan.in.net

Last reviewed: 12 November 2026

parivahan.in.net is an independent, plain-English guide to India’s driving licence and vehicle registration services. It explains how to use the official Parivahan, Sarathi and Vahan portals: which service to choose, which form you need, what documents to keep ready, what the central fees are and what has changed recently. The aim is simple: to help you arrive at the official portal knowing exactly what to do, so that you avoid rejected applications, wasted trips to the RTO and payments to people you do not need.

How facts are sourced and dated

Every rule, fee and time limit in these guides comes from an official source:

  • the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and its amendments, including the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026;
  • the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, in particular Rule 32 for licence fees and Rule 81 for registration fees, with the Gazette notification that set each amount;
  • pages, forms and FAQs published on parivahan.gov.in and sarathi.parivahan.gov.in;
  • notifications and releases from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Press Information Bureau.

Where an official page and the Gazette text differ, the guides follow the Gazette and say so. Where a matter is left to states, such as extra charges, road tax or additional documents, the guides say that it varies instead of quoting one state’s figure. Draft rules are labelled as drafts until final rules are published. Each page shows the date it was last updated.

What we never do

  • We never ask for your licence number, registration number, Aadhaar, phone number, OTP or any other personal detail.
  • We have no forms, logins or payment pages, and we take no applications.
  • We do not offer licence or RC status checks or vehicle number lookups.
  • Every apply, status, login and download link goes to the official portal.

The tools here, a fee calculator, a form finder and a state finder, work only from the published rules and lists and never ask who you are.

Not affiliated with the government

parivahan.in.net is not a government website. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the National Informatics Centre, Parivahan, Sarathi, Vahan or any state transport department. Official services are only available at parivahan.gov.in and in the official Nexgen mParivahan app. Read the full disclaimer.

Corrections

Rules and fees change. If you find something out of date, compare it with the official source linked on the page and follow the portal’s figure. Pages are updated against the Gazette text and re-dated when rules change. For the current central fees, see fees, or return to the home page.