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India Unpaid E-Challans Exceed ₹49,000 Crore, Surpassing Budgets of Eight States
- •Supreme Court revealed that e-challans worth ₹49,194.05 crore are outstanding across India, with only ₹26,175.05 crore recovered, leaving 47 percent unpaid.
- •The total outstanding fine amount exceeds the estimated costs of seven major highway and expressway projects, including the Ganga Expressway Phase 1.
- •The Supreme Court directed states and union territories to block vehicle-related services and blacklist vehicles on the Parivahan portal for unpaid fines.
- •Data showed significant unpaid fines involving government and police vehicles in states like Karnataka, highlighting widespread enforcement challenges.
- •Cities like Hyderabad and Chennai are taking special measures, including extended call centres and SMS alerts, to help motorists clear pending challans.
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The Supreme Court was informed that approximately ₹49,194.05 crore in e-challans are outstanding across India, with only ₹26,175.05 crore recovered, leaving about ₹23,019 crore uncollected.
The Supreme Court directed that vehicles with unpaid e-challans be blacklisted on the central Parivahan portal to prevent their sale or transfer. Authorities must freeze online services such as registration renewals, duplicate registration certificates, ownership updates, fitness certificates, and pollution-under-control (PUC) certificates until dues are cleared.
The total outstanding e-challan amount of over ₹49,000 crore exceeds the estimated costs of seven major highway and expressway projects, including Phase 1 of the Ganga Expressway, the Delhi–Amritsar–Katra Expressway, and the Chardham Highway Project.
