Bengal to finally hike traffic violation fines as per MV Act
The Hindu
The Centre had increased the fines in 2019, but the West Bengal government had not imposed them so far considering the "difficulties faced by the common man".
With an aim to reduce the number of road accidents, the West Bengal government has decided to increase traffic violation fines as per the Motor Vehicles Act, a notification has said.
The Centre had increased the fines in 2019, but the West Bengal government had not imposed them so far considering the "difficulties faced by the common man".
A person driving a car without a licence will have to shell out Rs 5,000, up from the previous fine of Rs 500. Similarly, one driving recklessly with have to pay a fine of up to Rs 4,000, which was Rs 400 earlier, the notification issued by the state Transport Department on Tuesday said.