Check Traffic e-Challan in Ahmedabad & Pay Online in 2024

Ahmedabad, Gujarat's largest city, is an important economic hub. It attracts people from all walks of life, resulting in huge traffic on its roads, especially during peak hours, holidays, and special events. 

The result is increasing violations of traffic rules and widespread accidents. To combat this menace, the authorities in Ahmedabad have updated the traffic rules and fines in the city to maintain order and safety. 

Let's explore the details of traffic fines and challans in Ahmedabad and the new scheme of e-challans introduced by the city administration.

An e-challan is a device managed by a computer that is generated automatically whenever a traffic violation offence is committed. The ticket mentions the type of traffic offence, the time of the offence, and the amount of the penalty payable. 

The e-challan system for violating traffic rules was created by the Motors Vehicle Act 2019. The system is a hassle-free method of tackling traffic violations and has made the collection and payment of traffic violation penalties transparent. 

On issuing the challan, the city traffic police department is automatically updated, making it quite hard for the violators to avoid challan payment.

The e-challan appointed by the Traffic Police in India for a traffic violator is a digitally created challan replaced by a traditional paper challan. The e-challan system was established so that the committal and asseveration of traffic offenders could be well-recorded and the traffic challan paid easily. The purpose of introducing e-challan is to put a system in a position that is 100% transparent and used to solve many problems. 

As online violation fee systems are implemented, citizens can now pay the fee online or offline, whichever facility accepts it in the particular city or state. e-Challan uses digital monitoring and camera footage to catch defaulters and obtain information on their registration numbers. 

It facilitates the retrieval process by traffic police officers who scan the RC and retrieve motorists' contact information from their records and issue traffic challan for violations as per The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Such a system removes the ambiguity that may be present with manual oversight by offering an opportunity to fine violators in an ultimate but quick way.

It is best to regularly check the Ahmedabad Traffic Police website to see if an e-Challan has been issued for an offence unknown to the offender. 

You can also check for e-challans issued via different methods, such as the Parivahan Government Portal, the Ahmedabad Traffic Police website, and the Digit app. 

• Step 1: Enter the e-Challan Website.
  
• Step 2: Select the Online Services option and go to ‘Check Challan Status’ by clicking on it.

• Step 3: To proceed with the challan details, enter either the 'DL number', the 'Vehicle number', or the 'Challan Number'.

• Step 4: Press the ‘Get Detail’ button after entering the details.
• Step 5: Check the challan status as reflected on the page.

The second alternative is to go to the Ahmedabad Traffic Police website to check the status of the e-Challan. Here are the steps to do so: Here are the steps to do so:

• Step 1: Check the Ahmedabad Traffic Police website.
• Step 2: Input the vehicle number and click ‘Search'.

• Step 3: A new window will open with the details of challans against the already registered vehicle.
• Step 4: The new page will show the violation date, a notice number, the form of violation made, and the location of the offence.

Click here to view pending challans on your vehicle in the Digit App, or follow the below steps:

Step 1: Navigate to the ‘Check Pending Challans’ section.

Step 2: Enter the registration number and click ‘Check Details.’

Ahmedabad has three methods of paying traffic e-challan online: the Parivahan website, the Ahmedabad Traffic Police portal, and the offline method.

Visit the Parivahan website affiliated with the Indian government to pay for your traffic e-challan in Ahmedabad. Here are the steps to do so:

• Step 1: Go to the Parivahan website.
• Step 2: On the left at the top of the page, choose the entry under Online Services.
• Step 3: Click on the ‘Check Challan Status’ item from the menu.

• Step 5: Type the ‘Captcha’ key that is seen on the screen and click on ‘Get Detail’.
• Step 6: After the information is made available, the next step is to check the traffic e-challan status.
• Step 7: Please click the 'Pay Now' button to enter payment details.
• Step 8: Choose one mode of payment and pay the penalty directly.
• Step 9: Once the payment is secured, a text message (SMS) will be sent to the registered mobile number of the depositor.

An alternative method to pay e-Challan or traffic fines in Ahmedabad is using the Ahmedabad Traffic Police web portal:

• Step 1: Go to the Ahmedabad Traffic Police Website's online platform.
• Step 2: Enter the vehicle number and click ‘Go’ to proceed.

Given below are the steps you will have to follow to pay your traffic challan offline:

• If a traffic enforcement officer stops you with an e-challan machine, you can pay your challan immediately. Give your challan number, then pay your challan through these options: cash, UPI, card payment (credit or debit), PayTM, Mobi wallet, etc. You will get the receipt after making a successful payment.

• Similarly, the Ahmedabad traffic police headquarters station can be approached to register your challenge by indicating your name, address, and driving license.

• You can also select any method to pay the total amount, such as a cheque, demand draft, or pay order in the name of the Ahmedabad Traffic Police.