Noida: Revenue from fines for traffic violations rose by 532 pc in 2019

Almost 2,000 people were fined for traffic violations in Noida every day in 2019 and Rs 14.76 crore was recovered from them in penalties, leading to a whopping 532 percent increase in revenue collection compared to 2018, according to official data. Altogether 6,99,708 vehicle owners were issued challans from January till December last year for violating road traffic rules across the Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh adjoining Delhi, the Noida Traffic Police stated.

The number of challans issued in 2019 was 22.56 percent more than 2018 when 5,70,908 vehicle owners were booked for violations, the police data said. In 2016, fines were issued to 1,47,143 vehicles and in 2017, 1,58,849 were booked for violations, the police said.

In 2019, Rs 14.76 crore was recovered in penalties from violators as the revenue showed 532 percent growth in collections from 2018 when Rs 2.77 crore were recovered in dues, it added. The revenue collection from challans in 2016 was Rs 1.86 crore, while it stood at Rs 2.77 crore in 2017, according to the data.