Lok Sabha Question No. 1528 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Traffic Challans issued in Chandigarh
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1528

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  JULY, 2025/ SRAVANA 7, 1947 (SAKA)

TRAFFIC CHALLANS ISSUED IN CHANDIGARH

1528. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of traffic challans issued in the UT Chandigarh during the last five years, year and violation-wise;
- (b) the total monetary value of fines collected during this period, along with the  bifurcation  between  fines  actually  recovered  and  those  still  pending recovery;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  maintains  data  on  the  number  of  challans issued  manually  by  traffic  personnel  versus  those  generated  through automated AI-based systems and if so, the respective figures for the last five years;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  received  representations  from  citizens regarding problems caused  by AI-powered  CCTV-based  enforcement, including  instances  where  even  minor  transgressions  like  a  vehicle marginally crossing a zebra line are penalised as violations; and
- (e)  the  steps  being  taken  to  ensure  that  traffic  enforcement  remains proportionate and citizen-friendly and whether any review of the current AIdriven challan mechanism is under consideration?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1528 FOR 29.07.2025

- (a): The total number of traffic challans issued in the UT of Chandigarh, under 91 different categories of violations, during the last five years are as under: -
- (b): The total monetary value of fines collected, fines actually recovered and fines pending recovery, during the last 05 years, is as under: -
- (c): Yes Sir. The data on the number of challans issued manually by traffic personnel versus those generated through automated AI-based systems is as under: -

| Year             | 2020     | 2021     | 2022     | 2023     | 2024     |
|------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Traffic Challans | 1,81,558 | 2,42,937 | 6,03,118 | 9,93,558 | 9,95,797 |

|   Value of fines (in ₹ crore) |   Fines recovered (in ₹ crore) |   Fines pending (in ₹ crore) |
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|                        221.36 |                         119.15 |                        102.2 |

|          | Year     | Year     | Year     | Year     | Year     | Year     |
|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Types of | 2020     | 2021     | 2022     | 2023     | 2024     | 2024     |
| Challan  |          |          |          |          |          |          |
| Manual   |          |          |          |          |          |          |
|          | 1,03,162 | 1,33,736 | 1,23,010 | 1,01,579 | 1,48,837 | 1,48,837 |
| ITMS     | 78,396   | 1,09,201 | 4,80,108 | 8,91,979 | 8,46,960 | 8,46,960 |

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1528 FOR 29.07.2025

(d) and (e):  Yes Sir, the representations received are regularly reviewed to ensure fair traffic enforcement. The challans generated through automated AI-based systems are re-verified manually by dedicated staff at the Police Command & Control Centre.

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