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Delhi Traffic Cameras Generate 10 Challans Every Minute While 79 Percent Remain Unpaid
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News18•08-10-2026, 19:00
Delhi Traffic Cameras Generate 10 Challans Every Minute While 79 Percent Remain Unpaid
- •Automated traffic enforcement cameras in Delhi generated around 10 challans every minute during the first nine months of the year, with nearly half of the violations involving overspeeding.
- •Official data reveals that approximately 79 per cent of notices generated by traffic cameras between 2021 and September 2026 remained unpaid.
- •Fines were collected for under five per cent of the camera-generated notices issued by the 404 installed traffic cameras this year.
- •Overspeeding remains the primary camera-detected violation, while riding without a helmet is the only major camera category to have increased every year.
- •Delhi Traffic Police issued around 30.8 lakh on-the-spot challans while cameras generated 40.6 lakh notices till September, averaging about 18 total violations per minute.
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Around 79 per cent of notices generated by Delhi traffic enforcement cameras between 2021 and September 2026 remained unpaid, with fines collected for under five per cent of the notices generated this year.
Overspeeding remained the primary violation detected by Delhi's automated cameras, accounting for nearly half of the violations during the first nine months of the year.
Till September 30, 2026, the Delhi Traffic Police issued around 30.8 lakh on-the-spot challans, while its cameras generated another 40.6 lakh notices, taking the total to around 71.4 lakh.
