New Delhi: More than 60% of the e-chalon was released so far, which has a cumulative penalty of about Rs 34,200 crore, remains unpaid in the states for violation of traffic and transport rules, according to the latest government data, indicating the need for quick reforms to improve enforcement and addressed complaints. The nature of the e-chalon released in states suggests that 81% of them were for violation of traffic rules, the remaining 19% are concerned about transport-related norms. In a written reply to the question of a Parliament, the Ministry of Road Transport has stated that till July 27, about 20,000 crore rupees (out of total Rs 54,360 crore) have been collected as fines against e-chailans.In only five states, the Police and Transport Departments – Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Haryana and Delhi – have issued more than 20 million invoices to those who violated more than 50% of all the invoices issued across the country.“It indicates that e-challan is yet to be raised in many states. Electronic enforcement has increased significantly over the years as CCTV is going to more cities for monitoring. In addition, it has now been focused on ensuring that procedures fixed by law enforcement agencies while issuing challans are followed.” In fact, data suggests that in the last one year, about 9.2 million e-chalons were issued in states and UTS, with a cumulative penalty of Rs 16,662 crore, recovered only Rs 3,447 crore from the violations.Keeping in mind the high pendency of e-chalon due to several factors, the Ministry of Road Transport has issued a standard operating process (SOP) to the states and UTS, which specifies to follow the criteria.
