19.8M challans to net ₹1.8K cr: Nitin Gadkari

Authorities have issued over 19.8 million challans worth ₹1,898.73 crore for traffic violations across the country in the 2021 calendar year, Parliament was informed on Thursday.

As many as 215,000 cases of road rage and rash driving were reported in 2021, minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said in a written reply in Lok Sabha. Authorities have issued over 4 million challans worth ₹417 crore for traffic violations across the country between January 1 to March 15, 2022, Gadkari said.