Bangalore traffic fines discount

Considering requests from citizens as well as the police, the 50% concession on payment of traffic offence penalties (e-challans) will likely be extended, Justice B Veerappa, Executive Chairman of the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA), said on Monday. Justice Veerappa said that the offer might be extended by two weeks and that a decision would be taken at a meeting on Tuesday. He was speaking to reporters on the cases settled in the recent Lok Adalat. Read | According to Justice Veerappa, about 40% of traffic cases were resolved till February 11, 2023, due to the 50% concession. A total of 52,11,424 traffic challan petty cases were disposed of as pre-litigation cases across the state and more than Rs 152 crore in fines was collected, he added. “It is a historic achievement for KSLSA and a huge amount has been collected by the exchequer. It has also created traffic awareness among the public. Those who were unaware of the consequence of traffic violations have become vigilant and this will ensure that the public follows traffic rules in future,” Justice Veerappa said. He added that the state government was unwilling to offer the concession and had cited objections flagged by the Finance Department, but it finally passed an order due to the KSLSA’s intervention. In the Lok Adalat on February 11, a total of 1,87,171 pending cases and 62,26,437 pre-litigation cases were disposed of and Rs 1,404 crore compensation amount was settled. These cases include 4.14 lakh...

There was always anecdotal evidence that Indians love a good discount. Now we have empirical evidence, thanks to Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) — its 50 percent discount offer to clear pending traffic fines has been a thumping success. So successful, in fact, that the BTP may soon extend its 50-percent discount offer. Witnessing the overwhelming response to the scheme across the capital of Karnataka, the BTP has now written to the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) requesting a possible extension of two weeks. “We have written to the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority to consider the National Lok Adalat for a period of another two weeks so that the traffic police could compound another 70 lakh pending traffic violations and recover the rest of the pending dues,” BTP sources told South First. “But this would be possible only after the Aero-India show is over,” the sources added. Between 3 February — when the scheme began — and 11 February of the Also read: Some fine numbers Day-wise collection of pending traffic dues and the number of cases A total of 42 lakh (42,14,849) traffic violations were compounded across the state during this period, the bulk of them in the state capital. In Bengaluru alone, the number of cases compounded was 41,20,626, with the traffic police recovering fines amounting to ₹120 crore (₹1,20,76,40,161, to be precise). Around ₹2.87 crore in the way of pending traffic fines came in from the rest of the state, where cops compounded 9...

The State government has announced a 50% rebate in fines in e-challan cases registered by traffic police across Karnataka if settled by February 11. This is a one-time measure to clear backlog cases that have not been settled. An order to this effect was issued by Pushpa V.S., Under Secretary, Transport Department, on Thursday. E-challan cases are those booked when violations are caught on traffic surveillance cameras. People queue up to pay long-pending traffic fines after government announced a 50% rebate, in Bengaluru on February 3, 2023. | Video Credit: K Murali Kumar At a recent meeting chaired by the Karnataka Legal Services Authority, it was suggested that steps be taken to ensure the settling of these cases. Following this, the Commissioner for Transport and Road Safety proposed a one-time measure of a 50% rebate. Dr. M.A. Saleem, Special Commissioner (Traffic), Bengaluru, said there were over two crore e-challan cases which may total up to a penalty of ₹500 crore in the city. This is over 80% of such cases pending across the State. Check cases pending “Anyone can check for the cases pending against their vehicle on our website and make the payment. We will update the interface on the Bengaluru Traffic Police website by Friday and give a link,” he said, appealing to all vehicle owners in the city to check if there are any cases pending against their vehicles and make use of the rebate window. After camera surveillance catches a violation, it recognises the vehicle ...

Traffic fine collection continued on a high note on Tuesday, five days after the government introduced the 50% discount on pending traffic challans. The Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) raked in Rs 8.13 crore on Tuesday, taking the total fine collection to Rs 41.20 crore. A total of 3,14,285 cases were cleared by violators on Tuesday. A total of 14,71,593 cases have been cleared so far. Fines can also be paid using the Karnataka State Police app. The links can be downloaded from https://play.google.com/store/apps on android phones, and https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/karnataka-state-police on iPhones.

To avail the 50 per cent discount, motorists in Bengaluru can check for pending cases against them on the Bengaluru Traffic Police website and pay fines online using Karnataka One, Paytm, or at any traffic police station or traffic management centre in the city. Whereas those outside of Bengaluru can visit Karnataka One centres or nearest police stations to pay their penalties. Initially, the 50 per cent discount offer became effective on February 2 and it was to be valid only till February 11. The KSLSA has however requested the Karnataka government to extend the discount offer for two more weeks after a record number of cases were settled in the Lok Adalat including traffic challan cases from across the state.