New Delhi: The Cabinet on Thursday approved amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act, increasing steeply the fine to be paid for traffic rules violations. According to sources, a meeting of the Cabinet held on Thursday has approved the amendments to the Act for harsher punishments for offences like drunken driving and violation of traffic rules.
The amendments are meant to deal the traffic offences seriously. Repeated violations will fetch very high fines and even may take the offenders to jail," a source said. The modifications are aimed at introducing stronger deterrents and inculcating greater respect for the laws, sources said.
For drunk driving the fine will be Rs 5000. Drunk driving will also be graded and the penalty as per the state of drunkenness.
The penalty has also been hiked for jumping red lights and over speeding.
According to the amended rule if a person gets certificate from a recognised driving school, he/she won't have to go for fresh test while applying for the licence.
And in case of a minor is caught driving, the vehicle's owner will be up for prosecution.
New traffic fines as per the amended bill are - alcohol level to be graded from Rs 500 to Rs 3000, penalty for using the mobile phone while driving will be Rs 500 to Rs 5000, and not wearing seat belt while driving will attract a penalty of Rs 500 to Rs 1500.
Driving a vehicle without registration will lead to a fine of Rs 20,000 and/or one year in prison while the penalty for not wearing a helmet will be Rs 1500.
With Additional Inputs from PTI
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