Big news regarding traffic challan. If you also drive a car, motorcycle, scooter or any other kind of vehicle, then be careful. Violating the traffic rules can cost you a lot.
In fact, over 7.67 crore challans have been issued for traffic violations across the country in the 23 months since the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 came into force. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by the Parliament on August 5, 2019, to improve road safety and tighten traffic rules such as issuing driving licenses and imposing stricter penalties for violations. .
Traffic rules violators beware!
During the period of 23 months prior to the enactment of the new Motor Vehicle Act, the number of traffic challans was 19658897 and during the same period of 23 months of its enactment, the traffic challans were 7,67,81,726. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari gave this information in a written reply in Lok Sabha. Nitin Gadkari said that while the number of road accidents has come down from 4,49,002 in the calendar year 2019 to 3,66,138 in 2020, the number of challans has increased after the implementation of the amended Act.
View list of traffic rules
| Crime | first challan or fine | now challan or fine |
| General (177) | 100 rupees | 500 rupees |
| Violation of Red Regulation Rule (177A) | 100 rupees | 500 rupees |
| Disobedience to order of authority (179) | 500 rupees | 2000 rupees |
| Driving an unauthorized vehicle without a license (180) | 1000 rupees | 5000 rupees |
| Driving despite disqualification (182) | 500 rupees | 10000 rupees |
| Driving without a license (181) | Rs 500 | 5000 rupees |
| Over Size Vehicle (182B) | 5000 rupees | |
| over speeding (183) | 400 rupees | 1000 rupees |
| Dangerous driving(184) | 1000 rupees | 5000 rupees |
| drunken driving (185) | 2000 rupees | 10000 rupees |
| Racing & Speeding (189) | 500 rupees | 5000 rupees |
| Overloading (194) | Rs.2000 and Rs.10,000 extra per tonne | 20 thousand rupees and 2 thousand rupees per ton |
| Seat Belts (194B) | 100 rupees | 1000 rupees |
| Driving without a permit (192A) | up to 5 thousand rupees | up to 10 thousand rupees |
| Violation of License Condition (193) | Just nothing | 25 thousand to 1 lakh rupees |
| Overloading of Passenger (194A) | Just nothing | 1000 rupees per passenger |
| overloading on two wheeler | 100 rupees | 2 thousand rupees and license canceled for three months |
| not wearing a helmet | 100 rupees | 1000 rupees and license canceled for three months |
| Failure to give way to an emergency vehicle (194E) | Just nothing | 10000 rupees |
| Driving without insurance (196) | 1000 rupees | 2000 rupees |
| Power of officers to attach documents (206) | Just nothing | Driving license under 183,184,185,189,190,194c,194D 194E will be canceled |
| Offenses Committed by Enforcement of Officers (210B) | Just nothing | Penalty twice under relevant section
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