E-Challan & Online Payment System Launched by Delhi Traffic Police; Read Its Features & Benefits

E-challan and e-payment system has been launched, with it the traffic violators can now pay fine online from anywhere, said the police. 

Features & Benefits of e-challan: 

• The e-challan system is launched with 1,000 hand-held devices and Android-based operating system having fully integrated software.

• It will help citizens login securely and that too at their convenience. It will also settle violation notices with proof of payment in their daily routine.

• The new system is expected to result in improved prosecution and will help to build better road safety standards in Delhi.

• It will be easier for challan officers to impound stolen vehicles and check fake documents. It is to be noted that, important parameters related to vehicle ownership and driving licenses are now present online.

• The devices are of industrial grade and 4G-compliant with dual SIM facility. They will have fingerprint biometric capturing capacity and digital payment facility, the police said.

• Interestingly, the devices will be GPS enabled to track locations of challan officers and violators which will help in credible prosecution. Adding to it, the camera violation app is also connected to the e-challan system. It will keep the data updated regularly and sent to National Informatics Centre on real-time basis. This will help in giving the history of a vehicle and its driver to the official.

• The system can accept digilocker-compliant documents which will help the public with hassle-free interaction, as the authenticity of the document will be pre-verified. Also, the instances of loss of documents in transit will come be decreased drastically.

Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik along with Special CP (Traffic) Taj Hassan and DG (National Informatics Centre) Neeta Verma has launched the e-challan system and e-payment gateway.  

The system is developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) with key operational and legal inputs from Delhi Police. This project has been commissioned for three years to start with and extension if needed, said the officer.