E Challan News Archive

The Highway Traffic Police in Maharashtra had issued more than 12.77 lakh traffic challans to offenders between 2019 and July 2021 for violating traffic rules. Out of the 12.77 lakh offenders, only about 2.46 lakh, which is 19 % of them, have paid their e-challan dues. The remaining 10.31 lakh offenders are yet to pay their fines, worth around ₹98.52 Crore. The traffic officials have now decided to approach the Lok Adalat to recover the pending dues. They are also sending messages to the offenders and visiting their residences to recover the fines.

-  August 2, 2021

Kolkata Traffic Police is going to introduce new e-challan software that will be integrated with the national database for vehicle registration. This new e-challan software will ensure more transparent prosecutions not only in Kolkata, but all over the country. As the software is linked to the national database, traffic police from all over the country will have access to the Kolkata traffic offenders’ list.

- Jul 20, 2021

People found breaking the traffic rules in Anna Nagar and Thirumangalam areas of Chennai will have an e-challan sent to their mobile phones now. Traffic offenders will be identified using surveillance cameras that capture the vehicle number plates. The system will automatically generate e-challans for offenders and send it to them on their phone numbers by cross-referencing the number plates against the National Informatics Centre (NIC).

- Jul 02, 2021

Kerala State Police Chief Loknath Behera inaugurated the second and third phase of the e-challan system on June 27, 2021 , expanding it to cover all districts of the state. The e-challan system was introduced by the Kerala government back in September 2020 to modernise the traffic department. It has collected over ₹17 Crore in fines across Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Kozhikode over 11 months, the Kerala state police department said in a statement to The New Indian Express.

- Jun 27, 2021

For those who were wrongly issued e-challans against their vehicles, the State Government has decided to refund the imposed penalty. A separate account has been put in place to ensure that the refund process is initiated smoothly. As of now, the authorities intend to refund ₹1.10 lakh to the motorists who were wrongly charged across the state. The money will be refunded into the account within three months.

- May 21, 2021

With the e-challan system in place, vehicle owners/drivers can pay traffic fines/penalties using their debit/credit cards or via online payment apps at the toll plazas and traffic checkpoints. The system will allow traffic police authorities to gather necessary vehicle-related information without any hassle.

- April 16, 2021

Gurugram traffic authorities, on April 9, 2021, issued 30 e-challans from three locations in the city (Galleria Market, Bakhtawar Chowk, and Iffco Chowk Metro station). By May, the authorities are set to expand this process to 10 other locations within the town. Traffic violators in Gurugram will receive a traffic challan text message instantly for any traffic-related offences.

- April 10, 2021

As per the new Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, if your child is four years old or above, it will be counted as a third person. That means when riding a two-wheeler with your spouse and a child that’s above four years of age, you will have to pay an e-challan of ₹1,000 under Section 194A. Furthermore, if your child is a pillion rider with you and not wearing a helmet, you will receive a challan of ₹1,000.

- April 9, 2021

The online traffic challan payment portal in New Delhi recently experienced some glitches because of which the challan dues have piled up. To combat this, the city’s traffic authorities are set to appoint their staff members on Saturdays and Sundays between 10 am and 6 pm to seek challan payments offline. The plan is still in discussion, considering the country’s battle with the pandemic, and a definite date that is yet to be decided.

- April 7, 2021

E-challan not paid? Sorry, but you cannot sell your car You read it right! Maharashtra traffic police has urged RTOs in the state to not issue transfer certificates to motor vehicles with pending challans. This initiative has been incorporated to keep a tab on unpaid traffic e-challans.

- March 21, 2021

Reports suggest that food delivery companies have lost a total of ₹36 crore in e-challan penalties to date as their drivers regularly flout traffic norms. It is reported that the Mumbai traffic police is awaiting e-challan payments worth ₹319 crore from these companies.

- March 5, 2021

Following the demands for paying traffic violation fines in cash, Pune's traffic police department has finally given an agreement. This knocks off the department's prior decision of accepting only online or card payments for road traffic violation, especially post the demonetisation announced in 2016. This change would also help negate the fine collection delays that arise due to various reasons like not carrying cards on the violation spot, facing network issues, etc. Following this change, commuters have the flexibility to pay traffic challan by means as per their convenience.

- Feb 16, 2021

In the implementation of traffic e-challans, the Telangana police have topped the list among other states. They found that over 70% of the e-challans produced against vehicle owners were in breach of the Motor Vehicle (MV) Act rules.

Most e-challans were provided with photographs as proof against motorists in Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda Police Commissionerates. Mumbai and New Delhi reflected a different picture where the implementation of e-challans was less than 50 per cent.

- Jan 24, 2021

A total of around two hundred motorists were fined with traffic challans in various parts of Kochi on the violation of using black films or clothes on glass windows and windshields of cars, under Operation Screen, a special drive initiated by the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD).

Concerned authorities have taken strict action against all erring vehicles and vans. The special drive was conducted as there was an increase in violations of the law and they were closely supervised by the High Court. This MVD initiative is against using dark sheets as in the event of an accident, the glass has to shatter into granules. This would be hindered by sticking tinted boards, posing a danger to life. The rule should be observed by all vehicles, including ambulances, as ambulances are often nabbed for illegally ferrying people and freight.

- Jan 19, 2021

Starting December 1, your vehicle could get impounded if you're in Thane and haven't made your pending e-challan payments.

The Thane police reportedly issues 25,000 e-challans everyday, and half of them remain pending. This has happened despite the department’s efforts of providing multiple payment options such as through Maharashtra traffic website, the app, Paytm, apart from the 18 police traffic stations armed with 300 constables possessing machines.Balasaheb Patil, DCP, Thane Traffic Police, said that offenders will first be given a 10-day notice period. If they don’t pay up within this period, their vehicles might be seized as per the Motor Vehicles Act.

- Nov 12, 2020

As per the Mumbai traffic police, there are 29 lakh unpaid challans as of December 2020. It is of no surprise that the department has a backlog of close to Rs.317 Crores. To clear the same, the department has come up with 11 teams consisting of 2 police officers each.

These teams will conduct door-to-door visits and recover payments for due challans. Motorists will be informed beforehand via a phone call and in case they don’t have funds, they will be asked to pay up the same at the earliest.

This move follows the incident where the e-challan system failed to produce expected results. Besides, the department believes that motorists would be more agreeable at their homes than on the streets.

- Dec 10, 2020

With the failure of the e-challan method, the Mumbai police has now taken measures for alternate means of collecting fines such as cash payments. Though the e-challan option is still available, cash or card payment for your traffic challan is now possible, be it on the spot or at a police station.

For the past four years, cash payment for challans was not allowed. Now, although permitted, the move has come with a condition that you are to pay your traffic challan dues only to an officer of sub-inspector or higher rank. The first department to adopt the e-challan system has now gone back to cash methods in a bid to improve the system.

- Dec 9, 2020