He further informed that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and union minister of state for roads and highways VK Singh too had to pay fine for speeding.
Union minister of roads and highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday strongly defended hefty challans for traffic violations that were made effective from September 1 and revealed that his vehicle was fined for speeding on the Worli Bandra Sea Link. He further informed that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and union minister of state for roads and highways VK Singh too had to pay fine for speeding.
Gadkari, while speaking at an event to mark 100 days of the Modi government, said that the vehicle was registered in his name and was fined for over speeding. He brushed aside concerns that the steep fines would lead to an increase in corruption and said that the authorities have installed cameras "everywhere".
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 provides for stricter punishment for various traffic-related offences as well as higher penalties, including compensation of Rs 5 lakh for death and Rs 2.5 lakh for grievous injury in a motor vehicle accident case.
The Act provides for a penalty of Rs 10,000 for not giving way to emergency vehicles and Rs 10,000 for driving despite disqualification. Penalty for dangerous driving has been increased to Rs 5,000, while drunken driving now attracts a fine of Rs 10,000. Penalties for over-speeding range from Rs 1,000- 2,000.
Gadkari informed that projects worth Rs 14,000 crore are being implemented to remove black spots on roads; 786 black spots have been identified already. Licensing and road safety rules will be strictly implemented.
''No one will be spared. Intelligent license system is being brought in. CCTV footage makes escape impossible. Even contractors can be fined for bad roads. The fear of law is being restored," he noted.
He appealed to the people to use digital platforms like DigiLocker or mParivahan to carry Driving Licence, Registration Certificate or other documents in 'e-form' which are valid under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and present them to traffic police if asked.
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