This document summarizes the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs' response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1528 regarding traffic challans issued in the Union Territory of Chandigarh over the last five years (2020-2024).
**Key Findings:**
* **Total Challans Issued:** The total number of traffic challans issued in Chandigarh during the last five years is as follows: 2020 (181,558), 2021 (242,937), 2022 (603,118), 2023 (993,558), and 2024 (995,797). These challans fall under 91 different categories of violations.
* **Fines Collected:** The total monetary value of fines was ₹221.36 crore, with ₹119.15 crore recovered and ₹102.20 crore pending recovery.
* **Challan Issuance Methods:** The government maintains data on challans issued manually by traffic personnel and those generated through automated AI-based systems (ITMS). The breakdown is as follows:
* **Manual Challans:** 2020 (103,162), 2021 (133,736), 2022 (123,010), 2023 (101,579), 2024 (148,837)
* **ITMS Challans:** 2020 (78,396), 2021 (109,201), 2022 (480,108), 2023 (891,979), 2024 (846,960)
* **AI Enforcement Review:** The government has received representations from citizens regarding issues with AI-powered CCTV-based enforcement. These representations are regularly reviewed to ensure fair traffic enforcement. All challans generated through automated AI-based systems are manually reverified by dedicated staff at the Police Command Control Centre.
* **Minister Responding:** Shri Nityanand Rai, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, provided the response to the Lok Sabha question.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Home Affairs: The Indian government ministry responsible for internal security and law enforcement.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Chandigarh: A union territory of India, serving as the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana.
SHRI MANISH TEWARI: Member of Parliament who raised the unstarred question No. 1528.
SHRI NITYANAND RAI: Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs who provided the answer to the unstarred question No. 1528.
AI-based systems: Automated systems using artificial intelligence for traffic challan generation.
Police Command Control Centre: The center where traffic challans generated through automated AI-based systems are reverified manually by dedicated staff.
ITMS: Stands for Intelligent Traffic Management System. It is an AI based system for generation of challans.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1528
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29TH JULY, 2025/ SRAVANA 7, 1947 (SAKA)
TRAFFIC CHALLANS ISSUED IN CHANDIGARH
1528. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of traffic challans issued in the UT Chandigarh during
the last five years, year and violation-wise;
(b) the total monetary value of fines collected during this period, along with
the bifurcation between fines actually recovered and those still pending
recovery;
(c) whether the Government maintains data on the number of challans
issued manually by traffic personnel versus those generated through
automated AI-based systems and if so, the respective figures for the last
five years;
(d) whether the Government has received representations from citizens
regarding problems caused by AI-powered CCTV-based enforcement,
including instances where even minor transgressions like a vehicle
marginally crossing a zebra line are penalised as violations; and
(e) the steps being taken to ensure that traffic enforcement remains
proportionate and citizen-friendly and whether any review of the current AI-
driven challan mechanism is under consideration?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)-2-
L.S.US.Q.NO. 1528 FOR 29.07.2025
(a): The total number of traffic challans issued in the UT of Chandigarh,
under 91 different categories of violations, during the last five years are as
under: -
Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Traffic Challans 1,81,558 2,42,937 6,03,118 9,93,558 9,95,797
(b): The total monetary value of fines collected, fines actually recovered
and fines pending recovery, during the last 05 years, is as under: -
Value of fines Fines recovered Fines pending
(in ₹ crore) (in ₹ crore) (in ₹ crore)
221.36 119.15 102.20
(c): Yes Sir. The data on the number of challans issued manually by traffic
personnel versus those generated through automated AI-based systems is
as under: -
Year
Types of 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Challan
Manual 1,03,162 1,33,736 1,23,010 1,01,579 1,48,837
ITMS 78,396 1,09,201 4,80,108 8,91,979 8,46,960-3-
L.S.US.Q.NO. 1528 FOR 29.07.2025
(d) and (e): Yes Sir, the representations received are regularly reviewed to
ensure fair traffic enforcement. The challans generated through automated
AI-based systems are re-verified manually by dedicated staff at the Police
Command & Control Centre.
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