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Maharashtra explores amnesty for old traffic fines and FASTag-based collection
Updated On: 11 December, 2025 08:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeev Shivadekar
CM says it will also see whether penalties can be collected directly via FASTag
The government will introduce a system where only police officers equipped with official body cameras can issue e-challans. Representation Pic/Ashish Raje
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The state government is looking at two important steps in connection with traffic fines. First, it is considering an amnesty scheme to help recover old pending challans. Second, it is examining whether traffic fines can be collected directly through FASTag. Shiv Sena (UBT) member of the Legislative Council Sunil Shinde raised the question of whether local police are authorised to levy fines or issue e-challans using personal mobile phones.
During this discussion, members stated that fines levied are not recovered for long. In fact, Congress leader Satej Patil suggested the government introduce an amnesty scheme to recover traffic fines and provide relief to vehicle owners. In his reply, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomed the ideas suggested by Patil. “We will certainly consider introducing an amnesty scheme for the recovery of pending traffic fines from the vehicle owners. But, concurrently, we will need to think of a mechanism to eliminate the delay in payment or recovery of e-challans,” Fadnavis added.
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