New Delhi, March 31 -- Amid the new financial year beginning from Tuesday, stricter traffic regulations have come into force, and the authorities have warned that failure to clear pending dues could lead to severe penalties, even the confiscation of driving licences, reported News18.

According to the new rules, if e-challans remain unpaid for over three months, then the driving licences can be suspended for three months. In case a person accumulates three challans for red light violations or reckless driving within a financial year, it could lead to a three-month licence suspension, added the report.

The new move by the government comes from a concern over low recovery rates of e-challans, with only 40 per cent of fines collected.

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