Tata Safari on-road price in Shillong
₹14,48,140 to ₹30,17,818 on the road72 variants
EMI from about ₹24,330 a month on the Shillong on-road price, at 9.5% a year over 5 years with 20% down.
Figures as of October 2026, for a first personal car, bought by an individual and paid in cash.
Meghalaya sets these charges, so the figures hold anywhere in it you register.
All 72 variants priced in Shillong
What the road adds in Shillong, variant by variant
Five of the 72 variants, a quarter of the way up the ladder each time; the table above has every one. The orange is Meghalaya's own share.
- Smart Turbo Petrol MT₹14,48,140+8%
₹13,40,000 ex-showroom, Meghalaya takes ₹80,400, everything else ₹27,740
- Adventure X+ Dark Diesel AT₹24,28,408+12%
₹21,60,000 ex-showroom, Meghalaya takes ₹2,16,000, everything else ₹52,408
- Accomplished X+ Diesel MT₹27,11,458+12%
₹24,15,000 ex-showroom, Meghalaya takes ₹2,41,500, everything else ₹54,958
- Accomplished Ultra Red Dark 6S Diesel MT₹28,28,008+12%
₹25,20,000 ex-showroom, Meghalaya takes ₹2,52,000, everything else ₹56,008
- Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S Diesel AT₹30,17,818+12%
₹26,91,000 ex-showroom, Meghalaya takes ₹2,69,100, everything else ₹57,718
Safari variants on Meghalaya's tax steps
Meghalaya charges a higher rate on the whole price once it crosses a line. Here is which variant sits where.
Petrol and dieselby price
- 6%to ₹15 lakh
Smart Turbo Petrol MT, Smart Diesel MT
- 8%to ₹20 lakh
Pure X Turbo Petrol MT, Pure X Dark Turbo Petrol MT, Pure X Diesel MT, Adventure X+ Turbo Petrol MT, Pure X Turbo Petrol AT, Pure X Dark Diesel MT, Adventure X+ Dark Turbo Petrol MT, Pure X Dark Turbo Petrol AT, Adventure X+ Diesel MT, Pure X Diesel AT, Adventure X+ Turbo Petrol AT, Adventure X+ Dark Diesel MT, Pure X Dark Diesel AT
- 10%above
Adventure X+ Dark Turbo Petrol AT, Adventure X+ Diesel AT, Accomplished X Turbo Petrol MT, Adventure X+ Dark Diesel AT, Accomplished X Dark Turbo Petrol MT, Accomplished X Diesel MT, Accomplished X Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished X Dark Diesel MT, Accomplished X+ Turbo Petrol MT, Accomplished X+ 6S Turbo Petrol MT, Accomplished X Dark Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished X+ Dark Turbo Petrol MT, Accomplished X+ Dark 6S Turbo Petrol MT, Accomplished Ultra Turbo Petrol MT, Accomplished Ultra 6S Turbo Petrol MT, Accomplished Ultra Dark Turbo Petrol MT, Accomplished Ultra Red Dark Turbo Petrol MT, Accomplished Ultra Dark 6S Turbo Petrol MT, Accomplished X Diesel AT, Accomplished Ultra Red Dark 6S Turbo Petrol MT, Accomplished X+ Diesel MT, Accomplished X+ 6S Diesel MT, Accomplished Ultra Stealth Turbo Petrol MT, Accomplished X+ Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished X+ Dark Diesel MT, Accomplished X Dark Diesel AT, Accomplished X+ 6S Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished X+ Dark 6S Diesel MT, Accomplished Ultra Diesel MT, Accomplished X+ Dark Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished Ultra 6S Diesel MT, Accomplished X+ Dark 6S Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished Ultra Dark Diesel MT, Accomplished Ultra Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished Ultra Red Dark Diesel MT, Accomplished Ultra Dark 6S Diesel MT, Accomplished Ultra 6S Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished Ultra Red Dark 6S Diesel MT, Accomplished Ultra Dark Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished Ultra Stealth Diesel MT, Accomplished Ultra Dark 6S Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished Ultra Red Dark Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished Ultra Red Dark 6S Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished X+ Diesel AT, Accomplished X+ 6S Diesel AT, Accomplished Ultra Stealth Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S Turbo Petrol AT, Accomplished X+ Dark Diesel AT, Accomplished X+ Dark 6S Diesel AT, Accomplished Ultra Diesel AT, Accomplished Ultra 6S Diesel AT, Accomplished Ultra Dark Diesel AT, Accomplished Ultra Red Dark Diesel AT, Accomplished Ultra Dark 6S Diesel AT, Accomplished Ultra Red Dark 6S Diesel AT, Accomplished Ultra Stealth Diesel AT, Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S Diesel AT
Worth knowing before you sign
- The step from the Pure X Dark Diesel AT to the Adventure X+ Dark Turbo Petrol AT crosses Meghalaya's ₹20 lakh line: ₹30,000 more ex-showroom, but ₹43,000 more road tax, because the whole price moves from 8% to 10%.
- The Smart Diesel MT is ₹1,71,618 more on the road here than the Smart Turbo Petrol MT, and ₹8,700 of that is Meghalaya's road tax.
- On the Tata Safari Smart Turbo Petrol MT, Shillong is 4th cheapest of 25 states: ₹40,200 over Arunachal Pradesh and ₹1,73,458 under Karnataka.
Which Safari to buy
Of every paid step up this ladder, Accomplished Ultra Stealth to Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S buys you the most for your money. In Shillong that step costs ₹5,550 on the road, rather than the ₹5,000 the showroom prices suggest.
Is the Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S worth it over the Accomplished Ultra Stealth? →
Or weigh the whole ladder: which Safari is worth the money →
Safari rivals on the road in Shillong
The cheapest way into this group in Shillong is the Honda Elevate, from ₹12,76,940 on the road, ₹1,71,200 under the Safari's ₹14,48,140. Each figure is that car's cheapest variant on the road in Shillong, on the same Meghalaya road tax.
The Safari in its colours
Cosmic Gold
Vehicle images: Tata Motors official media assets
How the Smart Turbo Petrol MT's ₹14,48,140 breaks down
Getting it on the road in Shillong adds ₹1.08L to the ex-showroom price, and road tax is the biggest part of that.
- Ex-showroom price
- ₹13,40,000
- Road tax (6%)
- ₹80,400
- Registration fee (central)
- ₹800
- TCS (1%, adjustable against your income tax)refundable
- ₹13,400
- Third-party insurance (3 years, incl. 18% GST)
- ₹12,555
- Personal accident cover (1 year, incl. 18% GST)estimate
- ₹885
- FASTagestimate
- ₹100
- Comprehensive own-damage covernot in this total
- insurer-priced
- On-road in Shillong
- ₹14,48,140
The fine print
- Road tax (6%)
- Derived 2026-08-09 from two independent sources. CarDekho Shillong: exactly 6.00% to about Rs 15L, 8.00% from Rs 15.50L to Rs 19.91L, 10.00% (23 cars) Rs 20.22L to Rs 48.69L. CarWale Shillong fits 6.47% (9 cars to Rs 14.51L), 8.00% (4 cars Rs 17.99L to 19.72L) and 10.38% (5 cars Rs 23.33L to 59.65L), agreeing on both boundaries. Two models in this city serve a 10.00% fallback and were excluded after refetching the range with four others. NOT read from any Meghalaya notification
- Registration fee (central)
- CMVR Rule 81, as amended by GSR 1183(E) dated 29-12-2016
- TCS (1%, adjustable against your income tax)
- Income-tax Act 1961 s.206C(1F) from 1 June 2016, and from 1 April 2026 s.394(1) of the Income-tax Act 2025 at the same rate and threshold (renumbering reported, not read from the Act); creditable against the buyer's income tax
- Third-party insurance (3 years, incl. 18% GST)
- Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance Base Premium and Liability) Rules 2022, G.S.R. 394(E) dated 25-05-2022, as amended by G.S.R. 32(E) dated 05-01-2024; both gazettes read from egazette.gov.in. PA cover per IRDAI circular IRDAI/NL/CIR/MOTP/158/09/2018
- Personal accident cover (1 year, incl. 18% GST)
- Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance Base Premium and Liability) Rules 2022, G.S.R. 394(E) dated 25-05-2022, as amended by G.S.R. 32(E) dated 05-01-2024; both gazettes read from egazette.gov.in. PA cover per IRDAI circular IRDAI/NL/CIR/MOTP/158/09/2018
- The Rs 15 lakh owner-driver cover is mandatory; this prescribed rate is what most insurers charge for the annual form.
- FASTag
- Tag cost only. Issuers add a deposit and minimum balance; dealer bundles commonly total Rs 500-600.
- Comprehensive own-damage cover
- Not in this total. Lenders require it and most buyers take it, but it has been market-priced since 2007 and varies widely with insurer, cover value and no-claim bonus, so an honest single figure does not exist. Budget for it from real quotes on top of this total.
- Meghalaya's rates here are derived from two published price sources that agree, not read from the state's own schedule, so treat them as indicative and confirm with your dealer.
Confirm the final figure with your dealer before paying.
Where these figures come from
Registering a Safari in Shillong
Cars registered in Shillong carry ML-05 plates, issued by the District Transport Office, Shillong.
| Series | Issuing office | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| ML-05 | District Transport Office, Shillong | Shillong; one district transport office per district, this one at the East Khasi Hills headquarters |
Transport Department, Government of Meghalaya, Key Contacts district officers page listing every DTO with its code; the department relaunched its site in 2026 and the page is currently offline, so verified from the Wayback Machine capture of that official URL dated 2022-06-18, checked 9 August 2026.
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Questions buyers ask
What is the Tata Safari on-road price in Shillong?
Between ₹14,48,140 for the Smart Turbo Petrol MT and ₹30,17,818 for the Accomplished Ultra Stealth 6S Diesel AT, as of October 2026. That covers Meghalaya road tax, registration and the mandatory insurance; comprehensive own-damage cover is priced by insurers and comes on top.
How much is the road tax on the Tata Safari in Shillong?
₹80,400 on the Smart Turbo Petrol MT at ₹13.40L ex-showroom. The rate comes from Meghalaya's own schedule (Derived 2026-08-09 from two independent sources. CarDekho Shillong: exactly 6.00% to about Rs 15L, 8.00% from Rs 15.50L to Rs 19.91L, 10.00% (23 cars) Rs 20.22L to Rs 48.69L. CarWale Shillong fits 6.47% (9 cars to Rs 14.51L), 8.00% (4 cars Rs 17.99L to 19.72L) and 10.38% (5 cars Rs 23.33L to 59.65L), agreeing on both boundaries. Two models in this city serve a 10.00% fallback and were excluded after refetching the range with four others. NOT read from any Meghalaya notification), verified on 9 August 2026.
Is the Tata Safari cheaper on-road in another city of Meghalaya?
No. Meghalaya sets these charges, so the figures hold anywhere in it you register.
Which number plate series does the Tata Safari registered in Shillong get?
Cars registered in Shillong carry ML-05 plates, issued by the District Transport Office, Shillong. The series belongs to the office, not the car, so every vehicle registered there wears it (Transport Department, Government of Meghalaya, Key Contacts district officers page listing every DTO with its code; the department relaunched its site in 2026 and the page is currently offline, so verified from the Wayback Machine capture of that official URL dated 2022-06-18, checked 9 August 2026).