Hyderabad, Feb. 26 -- The Telangana government will be imposing a one-time road safety cess on vehicles that will be registered in the state from March 1, with the Telangana Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Act, 2026, coming into effect.

With this amendment, non-transport vehicles like motorcycles will have to pay Rs 2,000 and light motor vehicles (except tractors and tractor-trailers used for agricultural purposes) will have to pay Rs 5,000.

All other vehicles will have to pay Rs 10,000. Three-wheeled contract carriages, such as passenger auto rickshaws, with seating capacities of four, five, six and seven, will be exempt from the Rs 10,000 cess.

Additionally, any new four-wheeled light goods carriages being registered in the state...