Gurgaon Police to send online challans for lapsed PUC and insurance

Gurgaon Police will now start issuing online challans for lapsed PUC and insurance too, TOI reported. So far, this was only after a physical check.

The police, with the help of a new software, can now check digital records of vehicles captured in cameras and issue challans of Rs 10,000 for an invalid pollution certificate and Rs 2,000 for lapsed insurance.

DCP (traffic) Virendra Vij said that all preparations have been made to crack down on commuters violating traffic rules and driving without complete documentation.


"In this regard, new software has been updated in all cameras in the city. If a camera catches a commuter breaking any traffic rule, the system will also check for documentation of the vehicle and automatically issue challans if insurance or PUC have expired," the DCP said.

The new system came into effect on Wednesday.

Online traffic challans were issued in Gurgaon since 2019, when the first set of cameras were installed. At the time, only a few stretches of the city were covered, but this network has been expanded to 10,000 CCTV cameras currently.

"A significant portion of this network is dedicated to monitoring traffic and issuing challans, including AI-equipped cameras at key junctions, highways and expressways to detect violations such as helmet and seatbelt non-compliance," a police officer said.

Last year, Gurgaon police issued 13.6 lakh challans, amounting to penalties of Rs 15.1 crore, for traffic violations. Most fines were issued for driving without helmets (2.1 lakh), wrong-side driving (1.7 lakh), and illegal parking (1.5 lakh).