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Traffic violators in Punjab are driving the State towards prosperity of sorts. Everyday, the State is getting, around Rs 5 lakh as fine, from traffic violators.
Riding high, the State Government has earned around Rs 11 crore in just first seven months in 2011, against the previous year’s total figure of over Rs 18 crore.
Available information suggests that the amount could have been much more, if police had succeeded in disposing pending challans.
As of now, almost 58 per cent of the challans are still pending. In all, just about 2.5 lakh cases have been addressed in the current year.
Statistically speaking, the Punjab Police has taken all necessary steps to put a check on traffic violations by issuing challans to not less than six lakh from January 1 to July 31.
A senior Punjab Police functionary, said that more than 3.24 lakh challans were issued by the courts in the period from January to July 2011, while over 2.60 lakh were issued on the spot in the corresponding period.
The violators had to go to the courts for the disposal of challans instead of on the spot payment, said official. The amount recovered in the courts from the fine was around 70-80 per cent higher as compared to those issued on the spot.
Riding high, the State Government has earned around Rs 11 crore in just first seven months in 2011, against the previous year’s total figure of over Rs 18 crore.
Available information suggests that the amount could have been much more, if police had succeeded in disposing pending challans.
As of now, almost 58 per cent of the challans are still pending. In all, just about 2.5 lakh cases have been addressed in the current year.
Statistically speaking, the Punjab Police has taken all necessary steps to put a check on traffic violations by issuing challans to not less than six lakh from January 1 to July 31.
A senior Punjab Police functionary, said that more than 3.24 lakh challans were issued by the courts in the period from January to July 2011, while over 2.60 lakh were issued on the spot in the corresponding period.
The violators had to go to the courts for the disposal of challans instead of on the spot payment, said official. The amount recovered in the courts from the fine was around 70-80 per cent higher as compared to those issued on the spot.
