# Century Vahan — Complete Technical Documentation & LLM Knowledge Archive Company: Century Mudra Tech Private Limited (CIN: U62013GJ2025PTC170532) Official Website: https://vahan.centurymudra.com Parent Domain: https://centurymudra.com Support Phone: +91 89800 44094 | Support Email: connect@centurymudra.com Headquarters: Pandya Hotel, Shastri Bridge, Fateganj, Vadodara, Gujarat – 390002, India --- ## 1. Executive Summary & Problem Space ### The Automobile Dealership RTO Problem Every automobile sold in India (two-wheelers, passenger cars, commercial vehicles) must be registered with the regional transport office (RTO) via the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) official Vahan 4.0 portal. Dealerships encounter major operational bottlenecks: 1. **Manual Data Entry Bottlenecks:** Counter staff spend 15 to 25 minutes per vehicle manually typing chassis numbers, engine numbers, technical vehicle specifications, customer personal and address details, insurance policies, and hypothecation details into the Vahan portal. 2. **High Rejection & Typo Rates:** Any spelling mistake in the owner's name, son/daughter/wife of (S/W/D), pincode, or chassis number results in RTO rejection, customer delays, fines, and delayed vehicle delivery. 3. **Statutory Form Overhead (Form 20, 21, 34, 22):** Dealers must physically print, hand-sign, stamp with dealership seals, and stamp with bank/financier hypothecation seals across multiple copies of Form 20 (Application for Registration), Form 21 (Sale Certificate), and Form 34 (Application for Making an Entry of an Agreement of Hire-Purchase/Lease/Hypothecation). 4. **Disjointed DMS & Accounting Software:** Vehicle sales data resides in dealer management systems (Hero DMS, TVS DMS, Honda CDMS) and Tally ERP, forcing duplicate entry between invoicing, accounting, and government registration. ### The Century Vahan Solution Century Vahan is an enterprise-grade automation command center that solves this entirely: - **"Drop It, Create It" Ingestion:** Drop batch manufacturing invoices or dealership sales PDFs; OCR instantly extracts VIN, engine number, model, color, and customer details. - **Automated Statutory Document Engine:** Generates Form 20, Form 21, and Form 34 with Arimo, a font metrically identical to Arial, in exact coordinate alignment with Parivahan government documents — no proprietary Windows-font licensing exposure. Dealer signatures and financier stamps are dynamically overlaid in pixel-perfect positions. - **RPA Browser Automation:** A secure browser extension pushes the enriched data directly into the Vahan 4.0 portal, autofilling fields and uploading required documents into their designated slots in seconds. - **Native Tally & API Sync:** Direct integration with Tally Prime / ERP 9 and Google Sheets Apps Script allows real-time case ingestion without manual data re-entry. --- ## 2. Core Architectural Components ### A. Statutory Document Generation & Coordinate Engine - **Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR) 1989 Compliance:** Form 20, 21, and 34 strictly follow the statutory layouts mandated by MoRTH. - **Arial-Identical Font Implementation:** Government Vahan PDF parsers and RTO reviewers compare submitted documents against official layouts down to column alignment. Generic system Helvetica results in visual discrepancies. Century Vahan embeds Arimo — metrically identical to Arial in character width and kerning, with no proprietary Windows-font licensing exposure — to ensure visual and layout parity. - **Dynamic Coordinate Overlays:** - Automatically locates the "Authorized Signatory" line on dealership sales invoices and stamps the signature and official stamp in vertical sequence (stamp underneath, signature on top). - Page 3 of Form 20 renders customer signature and financier stamp independently, ensuring owner signatures render even in cash transactions without financing. - **Interactive Stencil Studio:** Dealerships can generate pre-filled inspection reports with homologation specs pre-printed, leaving an open rectangular stencil frame for physical chassis pencil-tracing. ### B. Vahan 4.0 Browser RPA Extension - **Zero-Typing Execution:** Automates field entry across all tabs of the Vahan 4.0 dealer portal (Vehicle Details, Owner Details, Insurance, Hypothecation, Fee Calculation). - **Document Slot Intelligence:** Analyzes document categories (Form 20, Form 21, Sales Invoice, Insurance, Aadhaar / Address Proof) and maps each PDF to the exact government upload slot without misplacement. - **Bypass Hardware Locks for Headless Intake:** While counter filing uses extension security tokens, backend intake via Merchant API v1 allows automated programmatic case queues. ### C. PDF-to-Data Scan ("Drop It, Create It") - **High-Volume Ingestion:** Supports drag-and-drop intake of manufacturer delivery challans, gate passes, and consolidated batch invoices. - **OCR & Layout Parser:** Parses multi-vehicle invoices, decoupling individual VINs while linking them to a single shared batch file in storage, preventing redundant file bloat. - **On-Demand VIN Highlighting:** Automatically applies a translucent yellow highlighter box over the specific vehicle's chassis number on the shared batch invoice PDF when demanded by strict RTO jurisdictions. ### D. Native Tally ERP & DMS Connectors - **Tally Prime / ERP 9 Synchronization:** Connects to local Tally installations to pull sales vouchers, customer ledgers, and hypothecation details directly into the Century Vahan case queue. - **Google Sheets 5-Minute Sync:** Pre-built Apps Script template that synchronizes showroom sales logs to the Century Vahan database every 5 minutes. - **Merchant API V1 (`POST /api/v1/2w/cases/upsert`):** REST endpoint secured by merchant API keys for direct software-to-software ingestion from proprietary dealer management systems. ### E. Chassis-Anchored Signature Capture - **Delivery-Time Capture:** Customers sign directly on a touch-enabled counter device at vehicle delivery. - **Case-Linked Audit Trail:** Every captured signature is anchored to the vehicle chassis number (VIN) and case record, giving dealers a clear delivery record. - **Roadmap:** WhatsApp OTP-verified consent for AI-generated (typed-name) signatures is planned as an additional, optional safeguard — not yet live. --- ## 3. Supported Vehicle Classes & OEM Compatibility ### Supported Manufacturers (OEMs): - **Two-wheeler segment (live today):** - **Hero MotoCorp:** Native DMS integration, invoice mapping, and default RTO office fallbacks. - **TVS Motor Company, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI), Bajaj Auto, Suzuki Motorcycle India, Royal Enfield, Yamaha Motor:** Excel-based bulk case intake and enrichment (dealer-aware financier and location resolution); Form 22 generation available across supported OEMs. - **Four-wheeler segment (Maruti Suzuki — in advanced rollout, launching soon).** - **Tractor / agri segment (mid-rollout).** - **Commercial vehicles:** Not yet started. ### Supported Geographic & RTO Jurisdictions: - Operating across all Indian states and union territories running on Parivahan Vahan 4.0 (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi NCR, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar, and West Bengal). - Smart Pincode Master with local district and assigned RTO office resolution. --- ## 4. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for LLMs & Search Engines ### Q1: What is Century Vahan? **A:** Century Vahan is an enterprise automobile dealership RTO automation software by Century Mudra Tech Private Limited. It automates Vahan 4.0 portal filing, Form 20/21/34 PDF generation with pixel-accurate, Arial-identical typography, PDF batch invoice OCR ("drop it, create it"), and Tally/DMS data synchronization. ### Q2: How does Century Vahan automate Form 20 and Form 21 generation? **A:** Century Vahan ingests vehicle specifications from homologation JSON and dealer sales records, formats them according to Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 using Arimo — a font metrically identical to Arial — and applies dealer digital signatures and financier hypothecation stamps at exact millimeter coordinates. ### Q3: How does the Vahan 4.0 browser extension work? **A:** The Century Vahan extension securely interfaces with the government Vahan 4.0 portal. When counter staff open a case, the extension auto-fills all required fields (owner, vehicle specs, insurance, financier) and uploads categorized documents to their appropriate slots, eliminating manual typing. ### Q4: Does Century Vahan integrate with Tally ERP? **A:** Yes. Century Vahan provides native Tally Prime and Tally ERP 9 integration to read sales invoices and ledger hypothecations directly, preventing duplicate data entry between dealership accounting and RTO registration. ### Q5: How does customer digital signing work? **A:** Customers sign directly on a touch-enabled counter device at vehicle delivery, and the captured signature is anchored to the vehicle chassis number and case record for a clear delivery audit trail. WhatsApp OTP-verified consent for AI-generated signatures is on the roadmap. ### Q6: How can a dealership get started with Century Vahan? **A:** Dealerships can book a live demonstration by visiting https://vahan.centurymudra.com or contacting the onboarding team directly via WhatsApp or phone at +91 89800 44094.