Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Maharashtra Transporters Seek E-Challan Solutions From Traffic Officials
Transport groups in Maharashtra met traffic police officials.
They wanted to talk about problems with the e-challan system.
An e-challan is a digital traffic fine.
The groups said some fines may be based on still photographs.
They also said it can be difficult to challenge fines they believe are wrong.
Different kinds of transporters joined the meeting.
The transporters asked for clearer and more technology-based enforcement.
The meeting was described as friendly, and the group hopes the problems will be solved soon.
Maharashtra Transporters Action Committee representatives met senior traffic police officials on Saturday.
The meeting focused on difficulties transporters face with the e-challan system.
Truck, tempo, tanker, bus, trailer, LPG, and local and outstation transport groups participated.
Transporters alleged that some fines were issued using static photographs and were difficult to dispute.
MTAC called for greater transparency and technology-based enforcement, expressing hope for an early resolution.
- Who
- Representatives of the Maharashtra Transporters Action Committee and various transport associations met Praveen Salunke, Sunil Bhardwaj, and other senior traffic officials.
- What
- They discussed difficulties and alleged misuse of Maharashtra’s e-challan system.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- The report is datelined Mumbai, but the meeting’s exact venue is not stated.
- Why
- Transporters sought solutions to disputed fines, alleged static-photo challans, and broader concerns about transparency.
- Transporter group
- Maharashtra Transporters Action Committee (MTAC)
- Meeting focus
- Problems related to the e-challan system
- Participating sectors
- Truck, tempo, tanker, bus, trailer, LPG, local, and outstation transporters
- Reported concerns
- Alleged challans based on static photographs and difficulties resolving disputed fines
- Police officials named
- Praveen Salunke, Sunil Bhardwaj, and Jadhav
- Transporters’ request
- Greater transparency and technology-based enforcement
- Meeting atmosphere
- Cordial, according to MTAC representative Raman Khosla