{
  "updated": "2026-08-13",
  "source": "https://trafficchallan.com/challan-discount/",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to TrafficChallan",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "license_note": "CC BY 4.0 covers this compilation, its verification metadata and our descriptive text. The underlying statutory amounts, section numbers, office names and portal addresses are government facts in which no rights are claimed — https://trafficchallan.com/data/#licence",
  "schemes": [
    {
      "slug": "andhra-pradesh",
      "state_name": "Andhra Pradesh",
      "status": "none",
      "note": "No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Andhra Pradesh as of 13 August 2026 — no scheme is published on the state's official channels. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://echallan.parivahan.gov.in/index/accused-challan"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bihar",
      "state_name": "Bihar",
      "status": "live",
      "scheme_name": "One-Time Traffic Challan Settlement Scheme",
      "percent_by_class": {
        "specified_offences": "up to 50% relief on the pending fine"
      },
      "window": {
        "start": "2026-05-09",
        "end": "2027-03-31"
      },
      "order_ref": "Notification No. 3261 dated 30 April 2026 (e-gazette; recorded in the Patna High Court order of 4 May 2026)",
      "note": "Bihar's one-time settlement took effect at the 9 May 2026 National Lok Adalat under Patna High Court supervision and remains operational through financial year 2026-27. It gives up to 50% relief on e-challans pending more than 90 days for specified offences; serious violations such as using a handheld mobile while driving are excluded and attract the full penalty. Settlement happens at National Lok Adalat sittings. The Patna High Court's 4 May 2026 order records the notification (No. 3261 dated 30 April 2026), but the notification text itself is not online — the up-to-50% figure is as reported in press, so confirm the relief shown against your challan on the official portal before paying.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://indiankanoon.org/doc/199092032/",
        "https://www.gktoday.in/bihar-launches-one-time-traffic-challan-settlement-scheme/"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "delhi",
      "state_name": "Delhi",
      "status": "proposal",
      "scheme_name": "Proposed one-time challan amnesty (on hold)",
      "note": "Delhi drafted a one-time challan amnesty in October 2025, but the cabinet sent it back on 8 December 2025 after legal advice that challans already before courts cannot be waived without judicial approval; it sits with the Law Department for a compliant redraft. No amnesty is in force. Delhi's real settlement routes are the Lok Adalat token system, weekday evening courts and, from 5 July 2026, weekend courts at district court complexes. Under rules reported in May 2026, an e-challan must be paid or contested within 45 days, and contesting in court requires depositing 50% of the fine first.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://bharatspeaks.com/delhis-traffic-fine-amnesty-scheme-hits-legal-roadblock-government-orders-fresh-review/",
        "https://the420.in/delhi-traffic-challan-amnesty-legal-delay-2-46-crore-fines/",
        "https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/delhi-traffic-challan-rules-explained-50-per-cent-deposit-45-day-cap-and-other-details-articleshow-c4ykeuw",
        "https://lawchakra.in/other-courts/delhi-weekend-traffic-violation-case/"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "gujarat",
      "state_name": "Gujarat",
      "status": "none",
      "note": "No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Gujarat as of 13 August 2026 — no scheme is published on the state's official channels. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://echallan.parivahan.gov.in/index/accused-challan"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "haryana",
      "state_name": "Haryana",
      "status": "none",
      "note": "No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Haryana as of 13 August 2026 — no scheme is published on the state's official channels. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://echallan.parivahan.gov.in/index/accused-challan"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "jammu-kashmir",
      "state_name": "Jammu & Kashmir",
      "status": "none",
      "note": "No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Jammu & Kashmir as of 13 August 2026 — no scheme is published on the state's official channels. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://echallan.parivahan.gov.in/index/accused-challan"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "karnataka",
      "state_name": "Karnataka",
      "status": "closed",
      "scheme_name": "50% concession on pending traffic e-challan fines (June–July 2026 drive)",
      "percent_by_class": {
        "all_vehicles": "50% of the pending fine waived"
      },
      "window": {
        "start": "2026-06-21",
        "end": "2026-07-10"
      },
      "note": "Karnataka's latest 50% concession window closed on 10 July 2026. It was the state's sixth such drive — ₹96.73 lakh was collected on day one (32,486 cases settled) and over ₹18.15 crore in the first 14 days (6,06,032 cases). These drives recur but each needs a fresh government announcement, made through the press rather than a standing published order — no official order for any drive is available online — and there is no discount between windows.",
      "history": [
        {
          "period": "2025 (two drives)",
          "summary": "Karnataka ran two 50% concession drives in 2025; the August–September drive alone collected over ₹106 crore and settled more than 37.8 lakh pending cases in 22 days.",
          "sources": [
            "https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/bengaluru/karnataka-collects-rs-9673-lakh-on-first-day-of-50-traffic-fine-discount-scheme-1088914",
            "https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1292324"
          ]
        },
        {
          "period": "2023 (three drives)",
          "summary": "Three 50% concession drives on pending traffic fines were offered during 2023; the February window collected ₹5.61 crore across 2,01,828 cases in Bengaluru on its first day alone.",
          "sources": [
            "https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/bengaluru/karnataka-collects-rs-9673-lakh-on-first-day-of-50-traffic-fine-discount-scheme-1088914",
            "https://thesouthfirst.com/karnataka/50-discount-on-pending-traffic-fines-whopping-%E2%82%B95-61-crore-mopped-up-on-day-1-in-bengaluru-alone/"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://newsfirstprime.com/bengaluru/bengalurus-50-traffic-fine-discount-scheme-fetches-over-18-crore-in-just-14-days-12137492",
        "https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/bengaluru/karnataka-collects-rs-9673-lakh-on-first-day-of-50-traffic-fine-discount-scheme-1088914"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "kerala",
      "state_name": "Kerala",
      "status": "closed",
      "scheme_name": "One-time 50% amnesty on pending motor vehicle fines",
      "percent_by_class": {
        "all_vehicles": "50% of the fine waived"
      },
      "note": "Kerala's one-time amnesty was a 50% concession with a payment deadline of 30 April 2026. It covered violations registered up to 31 December 2024 (cases already before the courts were excluded) and targeted a backlog of 1,02,53,151 pending violations worth ₹932.64 crore. The Transport Department order behind it is not available online, so the record carries press sources only. No new window has been announced since it closed.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2026/03/20/kerala-transport-department-vehicle-fine-amnesty-scheme.html",
        "https://www.mathrubhumi.com/auto/news/kerala-mvd-police-amnesty-scheme-2026-traffic-fine-50-percent-discount-sa7m0s6m"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "madhya-pradesh",
      "state_name": "Madhya Pradesh",
      "status": "none",
      "note": "No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Madhya Pradesh as of 13 August 2026 — no scheme is published on the state's official channels. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://echallan.parivahan.gov.in/index/accused-challan"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "maharashtra",
      "state_name": "Maharashtra",
      "status": "proposal",
      "scheme_name": "Proposed one-time settlement of pending transport fines",
      "note": "Maharashtra's transport department proposed a one-time settlement in August 2025: two- and three-wheeler owners would pay 25% of pending dues (effectively a 75% waiver), with smaller waivers for costlier vehicles, against roughly ₹2,500 crore outstanding statewide (over ₹1,000 crore in Mumbai alone). As of 13 August 2026 this remains a proposal under review — no government order has been issued, so no discount is actually available. Until one is, the only settlement route is a National Lok Adalat sitting.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-plans-one-time-settlement-scheme-for-2500-crore-pending-traffic-fines"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "odisha",
      "state_name": "Odisha",
      "status": "closed",
      "scheme_name": "One-Time Settlement (OTS) scheme for pending e-challans",
      "percent_by_class": {
        "all_vehicles": "50% of the prescribed fine (pay half)"
      },
      "order_ref": "Commerce & Transport Department Notification No. 11521 dated 17 September 2025",
      "note": "Odisha's OTS, approved by the cabinet in September 2025 and notified on 17 September 2025 (Notification No. 11521), let violators settle e-challans pending as of 31 July 2025 at half the prescribed fine (for example ₹5,000 licence offences settled at ₹2,500). Challans already sent to court as prosecution reports were excluded. The scheme ran for six months from notification, so the window ended around March–April 2026; no extension had been announced as of 13 August 2026.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://odishatransport.gov.in/Application/uploadDocuments/Notification/PAYMENT-OF-e-CHALLAN-UNDER-OTS-SCHEME.pdf",
        "https://ommcomnews.com/odisha-news/odisha-govt-introduces-one-time-settlement-scheme-for-pending-e-challans/",
        "https://kalingatv.com/odisha/odisha-issues-new-notification-of-one-time-settlement-scheme-defaulters-have-to-pay-half-of-their-challans/"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "rajasthan",
      "state_name": "Rajasthan",
      "status": "none",
      "note": "No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Rajasthan as of 13 August 2026 — no scheme is published on the state's official channels. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://echallan.parivahan.gov.in/index/accused-challan"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "tamil-nadu",
      "state_name": "Tamil Nadu",
      "status": "none",
      "note": "No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Tamil Nadu as of 13 August 2026 — no scheme is published on the state's official channels. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://echallan.parivahan.gov.in/index/accused-challan"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "telangana",
      "state_name": "Telangana",
      "status": "none",
      "note": "No discount scheme is in force in Telangana. In January 2026 the Chief Minister ruled out challan discounts outright — 'not a single paisa should be reduced' — and proposed an auto-debit system for fines instead. A fake '80% off at the Lok Adalat' message keeps recirculating on WhatsApp, Instagram and YouTube; Hyderabad's police commissioner publicly called it fake in March 2026. The only genuine discount so far was the one-time December 2023 G.O. 659 window.",
      "history": [
        {
          "period": "26 Dec 2023 – 10 Jan 2024",
          "summary": "One-time settlement under G.O. 659 dated 26 December 2023: two/three-wheelers and autos paid 20% (80% waived), cars/LMVs/HMVs paid 40% (60% waived), pushcarts and TSRTC drivers paid 10% (90% waived). Payment was made on the Telangana e-challan website during the window.",
          "sources": [
            "https://www.siasat.com/telangana-issues-go-on-traffic-challans-heres-how-to-avail-discount-2942002/",
            "https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/telangana-offers-60-90-discount-on-traffic-challans-details"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        "https://telanganatoday.com/revanth-reddy-wants-cops-to-start-auto-debit-system-no-discounts-for-traffic-challans",
        "https://ouprephub.in/telangana-traffic-challans-80-percent-discount-fake-news/",
        "https://www.siasat.com/telangana-issues-go-on-traffic-challans-heres-how-to-avail-discount-2942002/"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "uttar-pradesh",
      "state_name": "Uttar Pradesh",
      "status": "none",
      "note": "No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Uttar Pradesh as of 13 August 2026 — no scheme is published on the state's official channels. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://echallan.parivahan.gov.in/index/accused-challan"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "slug": "west-bengal",
      "state_name": "West Bengal",
      "status": "none",
      "note": "No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in West Bengal as of 13 August 2026 — no scheme is published on the state's official channels. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal.",
      "history": [],
      "sources": [
        "https://echallan.parivahan.gov.in/index/accused-challan"
      ],
      "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
    }
  ],
  "lok_adalat": {
    "national_sittings": [
      {
        "date": "2026-03-14",
        "status": "held"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-05-09",
        "status": "held"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-09-12",
        "status": "scheduled"
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-12-12",
        "status": "scheduled"
      }
    ],
    "delhi_token": {
      "portal": "https://traffic.delhipolice.gov.in/lokadalat/",
      "opens_days_before": 5,
      "daily_cap_note": "As reported for the May 2026 edition, Delhi Traffic Police released around 50,000 challans per day for download on the token portal across the four booking days; DSLSA announces the exact caps afresh per edition.",
      "limits_note": "As reported for the May 2026 edition, the token window opened on 4 May at 10:00 AM and ran to 7 May — five days before the 9 May sitting; DSLSA announces the exact windows, per-vehicle limits and eligibility cutoffs afresh for each edition."
    },
    "delhi_extras": {
      "digital_lok_adalat_note": "DSLSA organised a special Lok Adalat exclusively for traffic challans across all Delhi district court complexes on 14 February 2026 and launched a Digital Lok Adalat application for settling traffic matters.",
      "evening_courts_url": "https://traffic.delhipolice.gov.in/evecourtddc/",
      "weekend_courts_note": "As reported in July 2026, weekend traffic courts run from 5 July 2026 at all Delhi district court complexes — second Saturday and every Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm — for compoundable challans only; evening courts sit 5 pm to 7 pm on working days. Challan slips are downloaded from the Delhi Traffic Police portal, choosing a court complex and slot."
    },
    "state_notes": [],
    "sources": [
      "https://meghalaya.nalsa.gov.in/news/schedule-of-national-lok-adalat-2026/",
      "https://sikkim.nalsa.gov.in/national-lok-adalat-scheduled-to-be-held-on-12th-september-2026/",
      "https://nalsa.gov.in/national-lok-adalat/",
      "https://traffic.delhipolice.gov.in/lokadalat/",
      "https://traffic.delhipolice.gov.in/special-lok-adalat/",
      "https://traffic.delhipolice.gov.in/evecourtddc/",
      "https://dslsa.org/",
      "https://www.livelaw.in/events/dslsa-organises-special-traffic-lok-adalat-launches-digital-lok-adalat-application-delhi-523288",
      "https://lawchakra.in/other-courts/delhi-weekend-traffic-violation-case/",
      "https://digilawyer.ai/latest-announcements/national-lok-adalat-challan-settlement-dates"
    ],
    "last_verified": "2026-08-13"
  }
}