Delhi Traffic Challan Waves News : A piece of good news has come out regarding the pending traffic challans in the national capital, Delhi. The Delhi government is preparing to implement an Amnesty Scheme to waive off pending challans issued over the past ten years. The Transport Department has already sent this proposal to the Cabinet for approval.
Traffic Challan Waves : Discussion to be held in the cabinet meeting
According to official sources, the proposal will be discussed in the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. If approved, around 2.46 crore vehicle challans will be waived. However, this will cover only about 60 to 70 percent of the total pending challans.
Traffic Challans included in the Amnesty Scheme
As per sources, only compoundable challans—those that can be settled outside of court—have been included in the Amnesty Scheme. Serious violations such as drunk driving, unauthorized driving, driving without a license, and rash driving will not be covered under this scheme.
Government aims to give one last chance
The scheme will cover all non-serious pending challans from the past ten years up to October this year. The government wants to provide vehicle owners with one final opportunity to settle their dues. After this, no further concessions will be offered. Those who continue to ignore their challans may even face cancellation of their vehicle registration in the future.
Total pending challans in Delhi
According to the Delhi Transport Department’s report, there are currently 2,46,76,302 challans pending in the capital. The majority—over 1.84 crore challans—are pending in Virtual Courts (Notice Branch). Additionally, 58.68 lakh challans are pending in Virtual Court (On the Spot), 1.66 lakh in Digital Court, 43,633 in Evening Court, and around 1 lakh in Regular Court.
Most common violations
Data shows that there are over 2 lakh challans for driving without a license, more than 3.73 lakh for not having a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate, and over 2.59 lakh challans for riding two-wheelers without a helmet pending in Delhi.