State Codes
Section of 444(E), dated 12-6-1989: In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section(6) of Section 41 of the Motor Vehicles Act,1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby allots to the States and Union territories specified in column(1) of the Table below, the groups of letters specified in teh corresponding entry in column(2) thereof. for use as registration mark for each State and Union Territory to be followed by the code number of the Registering Authority to be alloted by the State Government or as the case may be the Administrator of the Union Territory and not exceeding four figures, to be used as registration mark.
Group of letters for States / Union Terrirories
| Sl.No. | State/Union Terrirories | Group of letters |
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar | AN |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | AP |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | AR |
| 4 | Assam | AS |
| 5 | Bihar | BR |
| 6 | Chandigarh | CH |
| 7 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | DN |
| 8 | Daman and Diu | DD |
| 9 | Delhi | DL |
| 10 | Goa | GA |
| 11 | Gujarat | GJ |
| 12 | Haryana | HR |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | HP |
| 14 | Jammu and Kashmir | JK |
| 15 | Karnataka | KA |
| 16 | Kerala | KL |
| 17 | Lakshadweep | LD |
| 18 | Madhya Pradesh | MP |
| 19 | Maharashtra | MH |
| 20 | Manipur | MN |
| 21 | Meghalaya | ML |
| 22 | Mizoram | MZ |
| 23 | Nagaland | NL |
| 24 | Orissa | OR |
| 25 | Pondicherry | PY |
| 26 | Punjab | PN |
| 27 | Rajasthan | RJ |
| 28 | Sikkim | SK |
| 29 | TamilNadu | TN |
| 30 | Telangana | TG |
| 31 | Tripura | TR |
| 32 | Uttar Pradesh | UP |
| 33 | West Bengal | WB |
Where the four figures referred to in paragraph 1 reaches 9999, the next series shall begin with alphabet 'A' followed by not more than four figures and thereafter with alphabet 'B' followed by not more than four figures and so on until all the alphabets excluding 'I' and 'O' are exhausted:
Provided that the letters shall be in English and the figures shall be in Arabic numeral and the letters and figures shall be painted in reflecting colours and shall be shown:
- in the case of transport vehicles other than those under the Rent a Cab Scheme, 1989, in black on a white ground;
- in the case of motor vehicles temporarily registered, in red on a yellow ground;
- in the case of motor vehicles in the possession of dealers, in white on a red ground;
- in other cases, in white on a black ground;
- in the case of transport vehicle under the Rent a Cab Scheme, 1989, in yellow on a black ground.
This notification shall come into force on the first day of july, 1989.