You must have seen many times on government vehicles that there are stars in place of their number plates. Do you know the meaning of these stars? Today we will tell you what these stars mean and how many stars each officer gets.
meaning of stars
Let us tell you that the stars in front of the vehicles are not ordinary stars. These stars are given to officers of different departments. Like senior officers of the police department and senior officers of the army are allowed to put this star on the front of the government vehicle. Now the question is which officer is allowed to put up boards with how many stars.
Let us tell you that if there are stars on the blue plate, then it means that it is a police car. Whereas if there are three stars on the vehicle, then that vehicle will belong to the DGP. Apart from this, if the vehicle has two stars, then an IG rank officer is sitting in that vehicle. Apart from this, if there is only one star, then a DIG rank officer may be sitting in it.
Indian Army Number Plate
The background color of the number plates of most Indian Army vehicles is green or black. Let us tell you that Indian Army vehicles with black or green number plates are usually used for official purposes by officers or their immediate family. The number plates of vehicles used by the respective Chiefs of Staff of the three Indian Army or Defense Forces have a different background color with 4 stars. This color indicates the rank of the concerned Chief of Staff.
Apart from this, the background color of the number plate of the Indian Army Chief is red and there are 4 stars on it. Whereas the number plate background of the Chief of the Indian Naval Staff and the Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) staff is navy blue or sky blue. The format and meaning of the number plates on the vehicles of the Chief of Staff remains the same except for the different colors and the 4 stars on these number plates.
Similarly, officers with prestigious ranks like Field Marshal, Marshal of the Indian Air Force and Admiral of the Fleet have 5 stars on their car or vehicle number plate. The 5 stars on these Indian Army number plates indicate that a Field Marshal/Marshal/Fleet Admiral of the Indian Army can wear his official uniform even after his retirement till his death.
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