What is a Challan?
What is a Challan?
In India, a challan is an official document issued to a motor vehicle driver who violates traffic rules and regulations. When a traffic challan is issued in your name, it means you are responsible for paying the penalty, which varies depending on the type of offense committed, According to the Motor Vehicles Act.
With the rising number of accidents in India as traffic rules are not followed, the concept of challan has become quite common. Keeping in mind the importance of adhering to traffic rules.
About e-challan
A vehicle e-challan is a computer-generated challan issued by the Traffic Police to all traffic violators in India who are caught by the CCTV installed on the city roads and highways. The Government of India has started this process in order to make traffic services more convenient, easy, and transparent to the general public.
If you are found guilty of breaking any traffic rules, the traffic police will review the footage from the respective CCTV and record it in their books. They will also obtain information such as your name, full address, contact number, and vehicle details from the RTO office. You will receive an SMS informing you of the fault and the amount of the fee that must be paid. The swiping machines are given to traffic officers so that they can instantly generate and print the vehicle E-challan for traffic violators. This E-challan system also makes the payment process easier because the fine is mostly collected on the spot. The defaulter is then given a receipt that confirms payment.
How to check E-challan on Park+?
Park+ provides the most user-friendly interface for checking the status of pending E-challans. Simply enter your vehicle number to view your existing E-challans. You may be required to validate your vehicle using an OTP sent to your registered mobile number.
Why should you use Park+ for checking challan status?
- With Park+, you can view your existing E-challans in under a minute with minimal effort. The user-friendly interface provides detailed information about the subject.
- Weekly, the Park+ app checks over 30k E-challans.
How do I pay for a challan online?
Payment of E-Challan using the Parivahan Website
You can pay your challan online by visiting Parivahan Sewa, the Government of India's official e-challan website.
Go to the Parivahan e-challan website.
Enter your username and password, then enter the captcha code and submit
On the next page, enter your Challan/Vehicle/Driving License number and the Captcha code and press the 'Get Details' button.
To make the payment, choose an e-challan from the list displayed.
Your offence details, as well as the pending fine, will be displayed.
Continue with the payment.
When the challan payment is completed, you will be notified via SMS alert and given the transaction ID.
Challan payment using the Official Web Portal of the Delhi Government
Visit the website of the Delhi Traffic Police.
Here you have to create an account using a username and password.
From the 'Pending Challan/Notice' drop-down menu, select 'Pending Notices.'
Enter your Vehicle/Notice number and then click 'Search Details.'
You will be informed of the status of your Delhi traffic police pending challan as well as the amount owed.
Click on the 'Make Payment' icon next to the traffic fine for which you want to pay.
Select a payment method from the options provided.
You will receive an SMS alert once the transaction has been completed successfully.
Likewise on the portal of the respective state.
How do I pay for a challan Offline?
You can pay your traffic challans by going to the nearest police station in the city where you were fined.
You can check the status of a vehicle challan by going to a traffic cop with a challan machine.
You can show them your challan status and details to pay with cash or a credit card on the spot.
Process of generating challan online
The police use a simple process to generate the online challan, and you can also do an RTO fine check.
â— Challan generation: Using CCTV cameras, state police departments generate fines for defaulters.
â— Challan status and payment: If your vehicle is stopped, you will be issued a challan and given 60 days to pay it off. Park+ allows you to check and clear your online challan status.
â— Data update: After making the payment, perform a quick traffic challan check online to ensure the status of your payment has been updated. Challan payers should remember that once a challan is paid off, the authorized collecting bank branch or the Reserve Bank of India generates a Challan Identification Number (CIN).
â— CIN is a 17-digit number that consists of 14 digits (Challan Tender Date and Serial No.) generated as CPIN and the remaining three digits are the BSR code, which is a bank's identification code. The CIN can be used to confirm the e-challan status with your bank, or to pay for the e-challan using a credit card/debit card or other methods.
â— The CIN is also visible to defaulters in the TAN-based view. After providing the TAN and challan tender date, defaulters can view their CIN, Major Head Code with Description, Minor Head Code, and payment nature to confirm their challan status with the collecting bank branch. In addition, an SMS is sent to the offender's registered mobile number confirming the payment.
â— The government's e-challan system has been implemented in 15 Indian states. Maharashtra, Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, Delhi, Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu are among these.
What if I do not pay the e-challan?
If you do not pay the e-challan within 60 days of receiving it, a traffic police officer will come to your residence to collect the fine. If you are unable to make the payment or are unavailable, you will be issued a court summons to appear in court and make the payment.
All traffic violators in India are given a vehicle E-challan, a computer-generated challan utilized by the Traffic Police. The goal of the procedure started by the Indian government is to make traffic services accessible, simple, and transparent to the general people.It is advised that you follow the track rule religiously and pay attention to the road so that you don't have to pay a fine."