Hyderabad: The traffic police from the Hyderabad, Cyberabad & Rachakonda commissionerates here announced a one-time discount/concession for citizens who have pending challans for various traffic violations.
The traffic police department, in a press release on Wednesday, said that the decision was made as a ‘humanitarian gesture’ as people from Hyderabad had faced economic hardships during the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the release, 85% of the challans pertain to two-wheelers and autos, which belong to the middle and lower-middle-class of the society.
Below are the discount proposed as per the category of the vehicle:
- For two-wheelers and autos, if 25% of the challan is paid, the remaining 75% of the pending challans would be waived.
- For push carts and petty vendors (39b cases), if 20% is paid, the remaining 80% will be waived off.
- For light motor vehicles (LMVs), cars, jeeps and heavy vehicles, if paid 50% is paid, remaining 50% will be waived off.
- For Road Transport Corporation (RTC) drivers, if 30% is paid, remaining 70% will be waived off.
The Hyderabad traffic police further said that the above payments should be made online only. The facility can be used between March 1st and March 31st.
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