Gujarat Government Reduces Fine Amount Imposed Under New Motor Vehicles Act

After the implementation of the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act on September 1, the police across the nation have swung into action and are issuing hefty challans to those who are flouting traffic rules.

But Gujarat Chief Minister, Vijay Rupani, on Tuesday, reduced the amounts of fines under the new Motor Vehicles Act (MVA). Making the announcement in Gandhinagar, CM Vijay Rupani said that the fines laid down in the new act were the maximum suggested and his government had reduced them after detailed deliberations.

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As per the reduced challan amount announced by the Gujarat government, the penalty for not wearing a helmet is changed to Rs 500, while it is Rs 1,000 under the MV Act. The fine for not wearing seat belts in Gujarat has been reduced to Rs 500, while it is Rs 1,000 under the new Motor Vehicles Act.

Driving a vehicle without Driving License will attract a fine of Rs 2,000 for the two-wheelers and Rs 3,000 for the rest in Gujarat, while in other parts of India, the fine is Rs 5,000 under the new rule.

The Gujarat government has not changed the fine on license, insurance, PUC, RC book and said that the challan for these violations will remain the same as in the new Motor Vehicles Act.

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CM Vijay Rupani also said that by reducing the challan amount he is not showing any leniency to the traffic violators, he pointed out that penalties fixed now are still up to 10 times of that charged before the new act came into force.

The hefty amount charged in the new Motor Vehicles Act has grabbed headlines and while some people are happy with it, some are complaining about the same. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari supported the decision and said that strict rules are needed to force people to follow rules.

Meanwhile, after Gujarat, Tamil Nadu is ready to reduce challan amounts. Senior officials want to bring down fines and Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi will be giving a go-ahead for only 23 amendments and will slash the penalty amount as well.