The Delhi government has taken the initiative of giving a 50% discount on fines to encourage settlement of old traffic challans and prompt payment of new challans.
This discount will be applicable on challans issued under certain sections of the Motor Vehicles Act. This will reduce the workload on the courts and the transport department.
New Delhi: If you also have many old traffic challans pending or you are upset due to repeated challans, then there is good news for you. The Delhi government has taken a new initiative to encourage the settlement of pending challans and ensure early payment of new challans. Under this, if the challans issued under certain sections of the Motor Vehicle Act are paid within a stipulated time limit, then there will be a 50% discount in the fine amount, that is, if a fine of Rs 1000 was to be imposed, then only a fine of Rs 500 will have to be paid.
The Transport Department had prepared a proposal in this regard and sent it to Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot, which Gehlot approved and sent to the LG for final approval. A notification in this regard will be issued as soon as permission is received from the LG. The benefit of this discount will be available if the existing challans are settled within 90 days of the notification and the challans issued after the notification are settled within 30 days.
People will get direct benefit.
Delhi government believes that this will provide a lot of convenience to the public and reduce the workload on the transport department as well as the courts. Along with this, long-lasting legal disputes can also be avoided. Its biggest benefit will be to those people who keep waiting for the Lok Adalat to settle their pending challans, but even after trying many times, they do not get a chance to settle their challan.
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Among the rules for which there is a provision of exemption in fines on challan, there are some offences in which the head constables or officers of higher rank of Delhi Traffic Police and Transport Department as well as Assistant Traffic Inspectors (ATI) of DTC will also be able to issue challan or collect fine. However, this fine will not be collected in cash, but only through e-challan machines or other online means authorized by the Delhi government.
Why did the Delhi government take this decision?
Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot said in a statement that by giving 50 percent discount in the amount of fine, we are encouraging Delhiites to settle the challans. Also, in view of road safety, by authorizing DTC’s ATI for challans, we are ensuring the safety of all the people walking on the road and lane rule compliance. This will also help in empowering the ATIs present on lane duty during operational hours and doing real time enforcement. This decision to empower various officers to collect the amount of fine will also reduce the increasing workload on the officers of the Transport Department.
If the challan is issued under these sections of Motor Vehicle Act-1988, then you will get exemption:
- 177 – General traffic offence
- 178 – Travelling in a bus without ticket or pass, conductor not giving ticket, giving ticket for less or more fare
- 179 – Disobeying the order of a government officer or not giving the information sought
- 180 – Allowing an unauthorised person to drive
- 181 – Driving without a licence or driving at a young age
- 182 – Driving in violation of licensing rules
- 183 – Over speeding, tampering with speed governor, modification
- 184 – Rash driving or dangerous driving
- 186 – Driving by a mentally or physically unfit person
- 189 – Racing or speed trial
- 190 – Driving in unsafe conditions
- 192 – Driving without registration and without permit
- 194 – Overloading the vehicle
- 196 – Driving without insurance
- 198 – Tampering with the mechanism of the vehicle
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