Odd-even scheme: Delhi govt collects over Rs 2 cr from fine

The Delhi Government has collected over Rs 2 crore from the over 10,000 challans issued by traffic police, transport department and Sub Divisional Magistrates to violators of odd-even scheme which ended today.
According to official data, as many as 10,021 people were challaned for violating car-rationing scheme, which came into force from January 1.
The Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDM) challaned as many as 5,582 motorists, while around 2,870 people were fined by the Delhi Traffic police for violating the scheme, a senior official said
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal praised the traffic police for their assistance in enforcing the odd-even scheme.

The Government had stipulated Rs 2,000 penalty under relevant sections of Motor Vehicle Act for each violation of the restrictions rolled out on January 1 and remained in force between 8 AM to 8 PM during weekdays.
The AAP government has already announced that it will provide subsidy on purchase of cycles, from the money collected as challans during the implementation of period of odd-even scheme.

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The first challan of the day was issued at ITO intersection in central Delhi around 9 AM.
The violator turned out to be a resident of Bijnor in UP, who was heading towards Uttarakhand. He claimed that he was unaware of the norms, a senior traffic official said.

The motorists who were challaned today include several from states like Haryana, UP and Rajasthan.