"We have seen that even a club president is roaming around with a flashing red beacon but after this notification we are sure that 80 per cent of the illegal usage of the red beacon will stop," Transport minister Madan Mitra told reporters here.
Mitra said he would refrain from using either red and blue beacons as a personal decision.
The seven groups which could use the red beacon with flasher were the Governor, Chief minister, Chief Justice of the High Court and other judges, the Assembly Speaker, Cabinet ministers and Leader of the Opposition.