Traffic offence and fine chart west bengal

Premium Mamata Banerjee: Increased traffic fines too harsh, won’t implement in Bengal The Act, which came into effect from September 1, aims at stricter punishment for violation of traffic regulations and to bring discipline on roads. Besides Bengal, many states including, Madhya Pradsh, Odisha, Gujarat, Punjab and Telanagana have objected to the new law. Mamata Banerjee said, “The money is not the solution. You have to solve the problem from humanitarian ground.” (Source: AP) West Bengal on Wednesday joined “We are not implementing the motor vehicles bill that was passed recently in the Parliament. It is very harsh. We have given special focus on our traffic safety programne ‘Safe Drive Save Life’ and our police and other stakeholders are working towards reducing the number of accidents that have also have come down. We cannot implement it now because it will come as an additional burden to the people,” Banerjee told reporters at the state secretariat. Speaking in the state Assembly, “Unilaterally you cannot take a decision that will harm the people. Instead of imposing a Rs 500 fine you are proposing to increase it to Rs 10,000. There are so many poor people and from where will they get the money? The money is not the solution. You have to solve the problem from humanitarian ground,” she said. Following complaints from people that the police extorted money from them in the name of traffic violation, Banerjee recently asked policemen and civic volunteers to refrain from d...