Now, traffic violators can pay challans online in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Delhi Traffic Police has launched an e-challan and e-payment system on Friday, July 19, to facilitate traffic violators by providing them with an alternate of paying their challans online. The e-challan system launched with 1,000 hand-held devices and Android-based operating system with fully integrated software will help the citizens to login securely at their convenience and settle violation notices with proof of payment in their daily routine, the police said.

Amulya Patnaik, Delhi Police Commissioner, along with Taj Hassan, Special CP (Traffic) and Neeta Verma, DG National Informatics Centre (NIC), launched the e-challan system and e-payment gateway. With the new system, the authorities are expecting to see an improvement in prosecution and better implementation of road safety standards in Delhi.

The devices are GPS enabled so that they track locations of challan officers and violators which would help in credible prosecution. The camera violation app is also connected to the e-challan system, so that the data is updated regularly and sent to NIC on real-time basis. This will help in giving the history of a vehicle and its driver to the official, a senior police officer said.

The system is developed by the NIC and observe key operational and legal inputs from Delhi Police. NIC, in association with SBI, has conducted mandatory audit and safety checks for the system of payments via the electronic modes. The project has been commissioned for three years to begin with and extension if needed, the officer said.

The system is capable of accepting digilocker-compliant documents which will help the public with hassle-free interaction, as the authenticity of the document will be pre-verified. The instances of loss of documents in transit will come down drastically, the officer added.