Maharashtra E-Challan Row: Transporters Demand Scientific Proof, Transparency In Traffic Enforcement

The Maharashtra Transporters Action Committee (MTAC) has called for significant reforms in the e-challan enforcement system, alleging that challans are being issued without adequate scientific verification. During a meeting with key traffic officials, representatives from various segments of the transport sector, including trucks, tempos, tankers, buses, trailers, LPG transporters, and local and outstation operators, expressed concerns over the lack of transparency in traffic enforcement.

The committee has demanded that e-challans be backed by scientifically verifiable evidence, such as CCTV footage, ANPR, AI-based systems, sensors, and GPS data, with evidence being timestamped and geo-tagged. They also seek real-time intimation of challans to vehicle owners and an automated system for de-blacklisting vehicles after payment or court settlement.

The MTAC opposes the roadside recovery of past e-challans and proposes an amnesty scheme for erroneous, unverified, and discretionary challans, emphasizing the need for reforms to ensure transparency, fairness, and accountability in e-challan enforcement.

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