E-crime profiles to catch traffic violators

Lucknow: Flouting a

traffic norm

and getting caught can now cost you dear. A 'crime profile' bearing a photograph of the offender will be created, and if you commit the offence more than once, the history would be available online for all the enforcement agencies to see.

The e-challan, which was functional as a pilot project in Lucknow and Noida, was, on Friday, extended to 18 divisional headquarters and six other districts, which report 'overloading' of vehicles as a major offence.

Besides, the technical glitches that had hit the implementation of e-challan system have been resolved. "It will be more transparent and strict from the administrative point of view. For people, it will be convenient," said UP transport commissioner K Ravinder Naik. Challan can also be paid on the spot. Else, there is a system to send a copy of challan to the court. As many as 52 ARTO officers were given the mobile tablets for the implementation of e-challan. The officers have been trained in running the system.

For a month, officers would be allowed to issue both manual and e-challan. Later, in phases, the manual system of issuing challans would be replaced with that of e-challan.

"By March, we will roll out the system in the entire state," said the official. In days to come, traffic violators would be able to pay the challan online, as well. Sources in the transport department said, at present, efforts are on to make available a payment facility to those who log in to pay online.