Shivamogga district traffic police collect ₹1.27 crore in fines
Shivamogga traffic police collected over ₹1.27 crore in fines during a 20-day special drive that offered a 50% discount on pending e-challans. The initiative successfully cleared over 30,000 traffic violation cases.
Why it matters
Such drives demonstrate effective methods for local governments to improve compliance with traffic laws and recover long-standing revenue from penalties.
The Shivamogga traffic police collected ₹1.27 crore in penalties from traffic rule violators over the last 20 days, a period during which a 50% discount was offered to clear pending e-challans.
According to a communique issued by the district police, between June 21 and July 10, the traffic police cleared 30,218 e-challans and collected ₹1,27,95,250 in fines under the special discount drive.
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