To give traffic policing in the state a technological boost, the government has given its approval for Rs 59.12 crore to successfully implement the e-challan project. The government has also formed an eight-member Project implementation Committee (PIC) headed by Additional Director General of Police (Traffic) to ensure the project's successful implementation.
An official from the state home department said that implementation of the e-challan project was approved for an additional 25 cities, excluding Mumbai, in the state in a High Level Committee (HLC) meeting in June 2017. It was also decided that the project would cost around Rs 59.12 crore of which Rs 16.12 crore would be for capital expenditure while the remaining for the project's implementation.
"After the project goes live, the Project Director will look after its implementation, maintenance and repair work for the next five years. Once the project is operational, it will be integrated with the Government Receipt Accounting System (GRAS) so that fine collection from traffic offenders via e-challan can be done through GRAS," said the official adding that the members of the PIC will include the Joint Commissioner of Police (Mumbai Traffic Police), Special Inspector General of Police (Cyber) and head of state's Information Technology Directorate. "The PIC would have to issue tenders for the project, organise pre-tender meetings, receive tenders, do technical and financial evaluation of the received tenders and submit a report to the HLC after which selection of final suppliers would be done," said the official.
The e-challan system was introduced in Mumbai in November 2016 as a pilot project for 18 months. While introducing the new system, the police claimed that all the transactions would be cashless, violators would receive the e-challan on their mobile phones and the system would do away with the need to confiscate the vehicle or any documents.
