Pay traffic e-challan within 3 months or lose driving license

Only 40% of the e-challan amount is recovered. Delhi has the lowest rate of recovery at 14%, while Maharashtra has the highest.

The government has proposed a series of measures to increase the recovery of traffic fines and penalize drivers for non-compliance. As per new draft rules, driving licenses could be suspended for non-payment of traffic e-challans.

Vehicle owners will be required to settle traffic e-challans within 3 months or face suspension. Drivers who have accumulated three challans for jumping a red signal or dangerous driving in a financial year could see their licenses suspended for at least 3 months.

The proposal also calls for the linking of insurance premiums with traffic e-challans. If a driver has two or more pending challans from the previous financial year, he/she might have to pay a higher insurance premium.

According to reports, out of all the e-challans issued, barely 40% of the amount is recovered. Delhi has the lowest rate of recovery at 14%, followed by Karnataka at 21% and Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh at 27% each. Maharashtra and Haryana have the highest recovery rate of 62-76%.

Source: ET Auto