Maharashtra has registered over 25 lakhs new vehicles in 2023, recording a growth of nearly 8 per cent.
As per the data shared by the state transport department, 25,63,491 new vehicles were registered in Maharashtra in 2023; while in 2022, the state registered 23,74,591 vehicles. With this, the state has seen a growth of 7.91 per cent in total registrations.
Of the total, more than 2.5 lakh vehicle registrations in Mumbai and Pune in a year shows the failure of public transport and could cause more congestion and accidents if the issue is not addressed immediately.
In Mumbai, 66,873 vehicles were registered at Tardeo RTO, 66,692 at Wadala, 64,766 at Borivali, and 55,967 at Andheri, while 1.12 lakh new vehicles were registered at Thane RTO.
Meanwhile, at least 23.74 lakh vehicles were registered in Maharashtra in 2022 compared to 19.23 lakh in 2019, seeing a 23.46 per cent rise in registration, the report stated.
The data revealed that among the new vehicles registered last year, nearly 17.61 lakh were two-wheelers. Of the 25.63 lakh new vehicles, more than seven lakh were registered during the festival season between October and December, as per the data.
At least 2.42 lakh vehicles were registered in October, followed by 3.05 lakh in November and 2.29 lakh in December, it stated.
Among the vehicles registered last year, 2.45 lakh were commercial vehicles (with yellow number plates), 17.61 lakh were two-wheelers, 4.33 lakh cars, and more than 80,000 were tractors.
At least 17.88 lakh new vehicles were petrol-run, followed by 2.99 lakh diesel-run and 1.94 lakh electric vehicles, the data stated. The total number of vehicles registered at the Pune RTO was higher than the four RTO offices in Mumbai.
RTO officials also pointed out the recent long traffic snarl on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway during the Christmas weekend, when more than 55,000 vehicles crossed the Khandala Ghat section, compared to the normal 21,000 vehicles as per the police.
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