Road Tax in Maharashtra

In Maharashtra, the cost of a new vehicle is calculated after adding life time Road Tax to the showroom price. The current road tax comes under the jurisdiction of Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1988 (Amendment of 2001).

Taxation on categories of vehicles:

There are certain schedules which are mentioned by the Motor Vehicle Act 1988 (2001) specifying the taxation as per the category of vehicles.

Schedule A (III):

This schedule considers the taxation for goods vehicle:

Tax on Bikes:

Vehicle Type and Weight (Kgs)	Tax per year (INR)
< 750	880
= or > 750 but < 1500	1220
= or > 1500 but < 3000	1730
= or > 3000 but < 4500	2070
= or > 4500 but < 6000	2910
= or > 6000 but < 7500	3450
= or > 7500 but < 9000	4180
= or > 16500	Includes Rs 8510 + Rs 375 for every 500 kilos maximum up to 16,500.

Schedule A (IV) (1):

Contract carriage vehicles like auto-rickshaws, which operate on day to day basis, are included in the schedule.

Vehicle Type	Tax/seat/year (INR)
Vehicle licensed to carry 2 passengers	160
Vehicle licensed to carry 3 passengers	300
Vehicle licensed to carry 4 passengers	400
Vehicle licensed to carry 5 passengers	500
Vehicles licensed to carry 6 passengers	600

Vehicle Type	Tax/seat/year (INR)
AC Taxi	130
Tourist Taxis
Non AC of Indian Make	250
AC of Indian Make	300
Foreign Make	400

Schedule A (IV) (2):

Motor vehicles that deal with daily passengers are charged at Rs.71 per year as road tax.

Schedule A (IV) (3) (A):

Vehicle Type	Tax/seat/year (INR)
Non AC Vehicles	4000
AC vehicles	5000