Shimla, Feb. 25 -- Himachal Pradesh is set to introduce special registration for vintage vehicles while accelerating digital automation across the transport sector, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, who also holds the Transport portfolio, said on Wednesday.

Taking vintage vehicles as the focus of upcoming reforms, Agnihotri said vehicles registered before 1950 and 1975 would be classified under a special category. "In the near future, vehicles registered before 1950 and 1975 will be treated as vintage vehicles. They will get a 'VA' number and will be registered under the vintage category. These vehicles will not be scrapped," he said.

Highlighting broader reforms, he added, "The department is heading towards digital automation. We...