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Pavti No More! Ismat Tahseen and Tejas Kudtarkar       Mumbai Traffic Police adopt e-challans to go cashless and get rid of street-level corruption   The next time you jump a sig nal and prepare to either speed away or reach for a `100 note to `settle' the matter, think again. Big Brother is watching you.And you will be penalised. In a move that's aiming to curb smalltime corruption when it comes to traffic rules, enforce safety and ease matters, Mumbai's traffic police has kick-started the system of e-challans, where after being caught on camera for violating driving norms, you will be sent a message to pay up. This comes two months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a move towards cashless transactions. "We have made things cashless from January 1; it was not really done due to demonetisation, but more to ensure that the image of the police is improved," reveals Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Mumbai, Milind Bharambe. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The new e-challan system for traffic rule offenders eliminates the traditional book (pavti) system to collect fines. The T traffic constable will carry an electronic device in which he will device in which he will Stopping on fill the details of the offender (vehicle numberdriving license number).An SMS containing details about the offence will then be sent to the registered number. The fine can be paid either digitally on the Mumbai Traffic Police website or physically, at registered centres. You can also choose to swipe your creditdebit card on the spot. In the CCTV-based system, these screens capture images of the `act' as well as the vehicle number and this is sent to the central command centre to be kept in records. Then, an e-challan is prepared, which includes an image of the vehicle committing the offence, location and a link to pay the fine. NO MORE EXCUSES, NO MORE HAFTA You no longer have to peek out of your car at the corner of the junction to see if a cop is ha around. The cameras will do the job. And they are tamper-proof. Adds Bharambe, "Today , traffic police khade ho key `100-200 ley letey hain.We want to do away with this hafta and avoid conflict. Although our officers work day and night, this was the one issue that brought the traffic police's image down, so we now hope to take care of that. It's a clean-cut matter as we will be charging people with evidence. " City traffic officers have welcomed the move and feel this will ease matters. "This new system has eased out many problems like cash handling and excuses. A lot of times, people give excuses of not carrying a wallet, enough money or and even a driving licence. Now, we can still fine them and they can pay later," said Milind Gavli, a traffic constable at Santacruz. "The data bank will help us find previous records and offences of the offender once we enter his driving licence number in the device," he added. YOU CAN PAY ANYWHERE The e-challan you receive will have a link where you can pay online. For those drivers who may not use instruments such as debit card or credit card, another mode has been created. Explains the joint commis sioner, "We have also tied up with mobile service providers, so people can visit any of the 350 galleries in Mumbai, in order to pay the fine. Also, to do away with any incon veniences initially , we have also opened a place at the traffic chowky to collect fines." YOU CAN CATCH OFFENDERS WITH AN APP, TOO! With a new traffic cops' web-based app, any citizen can take a picture of an offender and send it to the police. Superstar Amitabh Bachchan was among the first few on Monday to download it. "Mr Bachchan saw this as a great move and said that he would lookout for offenders. I think this will create a movement, as citizens are the best vigilantes," adds Bharambe. TRAFFIC VIOLATION STATS So far, 3,650 complaints have been filed via the app. As per a report: More than 50% of the complaints are about illegal parking Second highest offence at 30% was about helmetless bikers Rash driving was at 10% Fancy number plates and use of tinted glass on vehicles (5% each)

 

 

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