Delhi government collects Rs 2 crore as fine from violators of the odd-even scheme

#oddevenplan #kejriwal The odd-even scheme for controlling air pollution by controlling the number of vehicles on the roads of Delhi has brought in Rs 2 crore as fines from people who violated the norms - that is, they brought on road cars with even numbers on days earmarked for odd numbers and vice versa.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 15 January 2016.

The amount has been collected from the over 10,000 challans issued by the traffic police, transport department and Sub Divisional Magistrates to violators of odd-even scheme which has ended on Saturday. The scheme had been in force since January 1.
The Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDM) had challaned 5,582 motorists, while around 2,870 people were fined by the Delhi Traffic police for violating the scheme.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has heaped praise on the traffic police for their assistance in enforcing the odd-even scheme. The Government had stipulated Rs 2,000 penalty under relevant sections of Motor Vehicle Act for each violation of the restrictions. It had rolled out on January 1 and was in force between 8 AM to 8 PM during weekdays.
It may be recalled that the Delhi government has already announced that it will provide subsidy on purchase of cycles, from the money collected as challans during the implementation of period of odd-even scheme. With the pilot scheme of odd-even over, the government will now constitute a committee to work out further modalities of the idea of bicycle subsidy.

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