E-Challan
Punjab, Pakistan, has taken huge steps in the recent past to strengthen governance and public safety through digital innovation. One such effort is the safe city E-Challan system, a digital traffic management tool designed to monitor and penalize traffic violations. It simplifies traffic management and encourages the public to respect traffic laws and safer driving. Here is a closer look at this system, its features, benefits, and how citizens can use it effectively.
What is the e-challan system?
This system is started by the Punjab Safe Citizens Authority (PSCA), a completely computerized traffic violation ticketing system. PSCA in Lahore has integrated with existing surveillance cameras to detect traffic violations. This system identifies traffic violations such as speeding, signal breaks, and lane changes, generates an electronic challan, and sends it to the violator’s registered address or mobile number through SMS.
How to Check E-Challan Online
How Does This system work?
Some key features of working of e-challan system.
Automated traffic monitoring
Surveillance cameras are installed at specific places in the city to detect traffic rule violations such as speeding, red traffic lights breaking, and lane violations.
Integration with MTMIS Punjab
This system is interlinked with the MTMIS Punjab database to identify vehicle details of traffic violators.
Challan Generation
This system automatically generates challan after detecting traffic violations. This challan contains violation details like time, date, location, and the fine amount.
Notification to violators
The system automatically without the involvement of 3rd party sends notices of challan to traffic violators through SMS and gives instructions for paying a fine.
Digital payment system
Citizens can pay their e challan fees through various digital platforms including the Punjab e-pay app and other banking apps.
Benefits
Here are some key benefits:
Promotes road safety
This system keeps the checks on traffic violators and helps to stop careless driving. This reduces accidents and makes roads safe.
Time-saving
This system enables drivers to manage Challans online easily without visiting traffic police offices.
Transparency
The entire process, from detecting violations to generating challans, is fully digital. This leaves no chance for corruption.
Eco friendly
This system has significantly reduced the usage of paper, which was quite commonly seen in a traditional challan. It saves less paper which makes it an environment-friendly system.
Revenue Generation
The revenue generated through the challan system is utilized in repairing and constructing new roads. These are deployed transparently and honestly.
Conclusion
The online challan system has modernized traffic management in Lahore Punjab. This system not only promotes safer driving practices but also encourages citizens to drive with responsibility. All these practices help in reducing road incidents. Additionally, fines collected in this way are invested into developing better roads and modern cities. E-challan like other initiatives are significant milestone toward making Pakistan in line with those of developed nations.
