State govt likely to slash traffic violation fines on Monday
Team Udayavani, Sep 15, 2019, 12:32 PM IST
New Delhi/Bengaluru: Deputy CM and transport minister Laxman Savadi informed that the state governmet has agreed in-principle to reduce the hefty traffic penalties under the amended Motor Vehicle Act.
Speaking on the issue Laxman Savadi said that has has agreed in-principle to reduce the hefty traffic penalties under the amended Motor Vehicle Act and the revised fines are likely to be announced on Monday.
“We have a copy of the downward revision of traffic fines in Gujarat, we will look into it and will take a final decision the same day,” he said.
After the Gujarat government announced a drastic cut in the penalties for traffic violations under the amended Motor Vehicles (MV) Act, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on September 11 said the same will be implemented in the state also.
The BJP-ruled Gujarat government had announced a drastic cut even as the Centre was justifying the steep fine amounts under the amended MV Act.
In some cases the reduction in Gujarat is as steep as Rs 1,000 from Rs 10,000.
On July 31, Parliament passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks to tighten road traffic regulations such as the issuance of driving licence and imposes stricter penalties for violations in an attempt to improve road safety.
Higher traffic penalties have come into effect in most states across the country from September 1.
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