5% of 21.8 million transport vehicles in India have speed governors: Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said that 1.07 million transport vehicles out of a total of 21.8 million are fitted with the device

NEW DELHI: Only 5% of the 21.8 million transport vehicles in the country are fitted with speed-limiting devices, union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

The minister said 180 million e-challans were issued between 2019 and 2023 by 31 states and UTs (HT File Photo/Parveen Kumar)

Responding to a question by Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil from Gujarat, Gadkari said all transport vehicles manufactured after October 2015 are mandated by law to have a speed governor, either installed by the manufacturer, or at the dealership, with a maximum pre-set speed of 80 kilometres per hour.

The minister said that 1.07 million transport vehicles out of a total of 21.8 million are fitted with the device.

The minister also said 180 million e-challans were issued between 2019 and 2023 by 31 states and UTs for violation of traffic and transport rules, leading to collection of ₹12,631 crore in fines and penalties.

The minister said these figures did not include Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar where the system of e-challans is yet to be implemented.

At ₹2,495 crore, Uttar Pradesh tops the list of states in terms of collection of fines. Haryana ( ₹1,466 crore) is next, followed by Bihar ( ₹1,404) and Rajasthan ( ₹1,393 crore).