Traffic violations are not a very uncommon thing in our country. If you drive any kind of vehicle, there is a high possibility that you have violated any or some traffic rules. There was a time when most of these cases used to go unchecked due to lack of manpower or adequate technology.
However, with the introduction of the New Motor Vehicles Act of 2019, the Indian government has focused on enforcing strictness on the system and improving road safety. One of the ways that help the administration in this enforcement is the e-challan service. Now, people who have a ticket in their name can easily pay their challans on online payment portals that provide e-challan payment services
Now, the question is how do you pay for your challan online?
Steps to Make E-Challan Payment Online
Online payment portals like Paytm make the payment of challan quite easy as they involve a very simple process. Follow these steps to pay challan online:
On Paytm Mobile Application
- Open the Paytm Mobile Application on your mobile
- Click on ‘Recharge & Pay Bills’
- Scroll down to find ‘Challan’ & click on it
- Select the ‘Traffic Authority’
- Enter the required details such as Challan Number/Challan ID, Vehicle Number etc.
- Click on ‘Proceed’ to check the challan amount
- Select your preferred mode of payment from – Debit Card, Credit Card, Paytm Wallet, Paytm Postpaid, UPI & Net Banking
- Complete the payment and you are done!
On Paytm Website
- Go to the Challan Bill Payment page on Paytm
- Select the ‘Traffic Authority’
- Enter the required details such as Challan Number/Challan ID, Vehicle Number etc.
- Click on ‘Proceed’ to check the challan amount
- Select your preferred mode of payment from – Debit Card, Credit Card, Paytm Wallet, Paytm Postpaid & Net Banking
- Complete the payment and you are done!
Note: Currently you can pay challan for Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Faridabad, Maharashtra & Telangana traffic authorities only at Paytm. For traffic authorities other than these, you can check online if they allow e-challan payment.
Benefits of Paying Challan Online on Paytm
You can pay your challan online on Paytm and have many benefits for doing so. The most important of all being that it cuts down your efforts to go to court to make the challan payment. Here are some other perks of using Paytm for Challan Payment:
- It is fast and secure
- You can get cashback on your challan payment
- You can pay with any mode of payment including Paytm Postpaid and more
Conclusion
Traffic violations are not a very uncommon thing in India and if you are a regular traveller/driver, you would most likely have had a ticket in your name. If you remember paying a challan ever in your past, you would remember the challan payment process as hard and tedious. With time and development, things have changed now. With the e-challan service, you can pay for your challan easily, right at your place on your phone or computer. You can go to the Paytm website or mobile application and pay your traffic challan easily in a few simple steps.
- Lack of documents while driving/lending your vehicle to someone who does not have all the required documents while driving
- Improper/rash driving
- Breaking road marking rules
- Improper display of number plate
- Improper use of vehicle lights
- Over speeding/overtaking
- Disobeying traffic signals
