rise in challans across ggm not for revenue: ACP
Gurugram, Dec. 14 -- The rise in traffic challans this year is aimed at stricter enforcement of road safety norms and not at "penalising commuters" or "boosting revenues", officials said on Saturday. Gurugram assistant commissioner of police (ACP) (traffic) Satyapal Yadav said the 1.5 times increase in challans compared to last year was meant to improve public's compliance with traffic rules.
"There is a misconception among the public that more challans are being issued to boost revenue. However, many commuters start following rules only after they are made aware or penalised for violations," Yadav said, adding that enhanced camera surveillance has strengthened enforcement at critical intersections and bottlenecks. According to traffic police data, around 2,052,000 challans have been issued since January till November, compared to 1,366,000 challans issued from January to December in 2024....
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