Chandigarh earned 2.97 crores from the auction of VIP numbers: the number CH01-DG-0001 was sold for 21.31 lakhs, while CH01-DG-007 was sold for 11.71 lakhs.

Chandigarh is once again witnessing a craze for favorite and VIP numbers for vehicles. The Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA) conducted an e-auction for fancy and choice numbers of the new series CH01-DG. A total of 527 numbers were bid for in this auction, which ran from October 10 to 12. The administration earned Rs 2 crore 97 lakh 56 thousand from this. In this auction, the number CH01-DG-0001 was the most expensive. The highest bid for this number was Rs 21 lakh 31 thousand.