ADD ANI AS A TRUSTED SOURCE
googleads
ANI Logo
Menu
Politics

Karnataka slashes penalties for traffic offences

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept 22 (ANI): BS Yediyurappa-led Karnataka government has issued notification regarding the revised fines on select traffic offences.

ANI Sep 22, 2019 09:17 IST googleads

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sept 22 (ANI): BS Yediyurappa-led Karnataka government has issued notification regarding the revised fines on select traffic offences.
The state government has slashed rates on several traffic offences under, The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, but has kept penalties for drunken driving unchanged.
As per the latest order issued on Saturday, the fine for not wearing a helmet and seat belt while driving has been reduced to Rs 500 as against the prescribed amount of Rs 1000 in the new Motor Vehicle Act.
For allowing an unauthorised person to drive vehicles, the fines for two-wheelers and three-wheelers will be Rs 1000, Rs 2000 for LMV and Rs 5000 for other vehicles.
The rates have been slashed "in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988) read with Section 21 of the General Clauses Act, 1897," read the notification by the state government.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Transport Minister, Laxman Sangappa Savadi had earlier said the fine rates under the new Act will be revised.
Before that, Yediyurappa had directed the state transport department to slash fines under the amended Motor Vehicles Act 2019.
"Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today instructed officials to study the Gujarat model of revised traffic fines to implement something similar in Karnataka," the Chief Minister's office said in a statement.
Gujarat has already reduced the fine for not wearing a helmet and set belt to Rs 500 as against the prescribed amount of Rs 1000 in the new Motor Vehicle Act. Driving without a valid license will cost Rs 2,000 to bikers and Rs 3,000 to four-wheelers as against Rs 5,000 mentioned in the act.
States like Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Punjab have put the new rules on hold. (ANI)

Get the App

What to Read Next

General News

ED attaches 31 immovable properties worth Rs 581.65 crore in...

ED attaches 31 immovable properties worth Rs 581.65 crore in...

The attached properties are in the form of land parcels situated in Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan.

Read More
General News

Dubey submits notice to LS Speaker

Dubey submits notice to LS Speaker

Speaking to reporters, Dubey said that Parliament is not a "canteen" and questioned the conduct during a protest meant to highlight issues faced by the public. He stated that the demonstration was intended to raise concerns about LPG shortages affecting common people and that the government would respond to those issues.

Read More
General News

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri assures energy supply

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri assures energy supply

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the country is successfully navigating the major disruption in global energy supplies following the West Asia conflict.

Read More
General News

Karnataka expands partnership with British Council

Karnataka expands partnership with British Council

The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Department, Government of Karnataka, has expanded its partnership with the British Council to strengthen English language learning, library services, and knowledge access in rural areas through the state's Gram Panchayat Arivu Kendras (Knowledge Centres).

Read More
General News

“In 2026 elections, TMC will be uprooted”: Suvendu Adhikari

“In 2026 elections, TMC will be uprooted”: Suvendu Adhikari

BJP MLA and West Bengal Assembly Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday expressed confidence that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) would be defeated in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.

Read More
General News

BJP finalises 145 candidates, discusses 160 seats for Bengal poll

BJP finalises 145 candidates, discusses 160 seats for Bengal poll

According to sources, the meeting involved extensive discussions on around 160 Assembly constituencies across the state. During the deliberations, the party is learnt to have finalised candidates for nearly 145 seats, out of 294 assembly seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, marking significant progress in the selection process.

Read More
General News

TMC's jibe at Centre amid LPG crisis due to West Asia conflict

TMC's jibe at Centre amid LPG crisis due to West Asia conflict

In an 'X' post, TMC said the government has "ek hi naara, line mein rahe desh bechara," pointing to past governmental measures including demonetisation, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the Special Identification Registration (SIR), and now the LPG shortage. The party described demonetisation as a "Tughlaqi farman" that forced ordinary citizens to wait in serpentine queues outside banks and ATMs for days to access their own money. The post also highlighted the 2020 COVID-19 oxygen crisis, when families stood in long lines outside hospitals and suppliers as the public health system collapsed.

Read More
General News

Congress and AAP colluding in Assembly to suppress real public is

Congress and AAP colluding in Assembly to suppress real public is

Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sunil Jakhar said that in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the opposition Congress are creating drama through mutual coordination to divert people's attention from real issues affecting Punjab.

Read More
General News

HC directs police to invoke SC/ST Act in TN custodial death case

HC directs police to invoke SC/ST Act in TN custodial death case

Justice L. Victoria Gowri observed that while the right to peaceful protest is a constitutionally protected right, such demonstrations should not cause undue hardship to the public, particularly by obstructing national highways.

Read More
General News

Karnataka: Mandya Court evacuated after receiving bomb threat

Karnataka: Mandya Court evacuated after receiving bomb threat

The message threatening a bomb attack on the court was received in the Mandya district judge's mail. Police, bomb squad and fire brigade personnel reached the court immediately after receiving the information and are inspecting the matter.

Read More
Home About Us Our Products Advertise Contact Us Terms & Condition Privacy Policy

Copyright © aninews.in | All Rights Reserved.