Traffic police turn to tech as penalties get stricter

With the enforcement of stricter traffic rules since September, traffic police in different States have turned tech-savvy. The e-challan app has taken off in a big way, making the process of imposing penalties on violators largely paperless.

While Uttar Pradesh has rolled out the app by handing over simple Android mobiles to its enforcement officers, Odisha and Tamil Nadu have tied up with banks to fund devices that store the app for their police force. Delhi, on the other hand, has chosen to hand over an entire project to NIC, the IT arm of the government, to create an end-to-end solution that includes the device as well as the software.