Traffic violators to use plastic or online gateway to pay for fines

Maharashtra Government is all set to change the way you pay fines for traffic violation. With the proposed E-Challan system likely to be implemented very soon, the future of all the payments is likely to be either plastic or online.

The traditional mode of cash payment would soon make way for a credit or a debit card to pay for traffic violations.

This move would decrease the chances of corruption while identifying repeat offenders at the same time.

Maharashtra Transport Minister, Mr Diwakar Raote, mentioned in a statement that the E-Challan system will be inauguration on 12^th of January 2016 and would be fully operational in six months. The traffic department will hand over a 1,000 E-Challan machines to the traffic officials which will also increase transparency in the department.

If the offender does not have a credit or a debit card, one will have the option to pay the money through National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) within 15 days of issuing the E-Challan. Sources said that for every day after 15 days that the payment is not made, a fine of Rs.10 would be levied. The offender will have to pay an additional Rs 9.5 as a sort of convenience charge for the E-Challan devices that have been rented from private companies.