The 50% discount on pending traffic challans’ idea of Bengaluru police seems to be a success as many violators are clearing their dues. In three days, Bengaluru traffic police collected the fines over Rs.22.3 crore which were pending for a while now.
According to traffic police, a total of 7,41,048 cases were cleared and the department received Rs. 22,32,47,491 as fines. Around Rs. 8.5 crore was collected on Sunday alone and other Rs. 8 crore was collected on Friday from the violators.
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The state transport department as a one-time measure offered a 50% discount to violators on Thursday, after it held a meeting chaired by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) in January. Bengaluru traffic commissioner Saleem said there were over two crore e-challan cases which may total up to a penalty of ₹500 crore in the city, which is over 80% of such cases pending across the state. The 50% discount to clear the pending traffic challans is applicable till February 11.
Violators who want to clear their fines for e-challan cases in Bengaluru can visit the nearest traffic police stations or the Traffic Management Centre on Infantry Road in the city. Alternatively, they also can pay the fine through PayTM or Karnataka One website.
A similar offer was given by the Hyderabad traffic police in 2022 and it turned out to be a huge success in collecting the pending fines from violators.
