Go cashless: Pay traffic 'chalaans' online with Paytm

"Traffic challan payments in India largely happen at select counters and in cash. We are glad to partner with the state traffic police departments to enable challan payments on the go," said Kiran Vasireddy, Senior Vice President-Paytm, in a statement.

Arnima Dwivedi
Published on: 7 Jun 2017 11:52 AM GMT
Go cashless: Pay traffic chalaans online with Paytm
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Go cashless: Pay traffic 'chalaans' online with Paytm

New Delhi: No need o queue up at counters for payment of your chalaans (fines). Do it online with Paytm. Mobile payment and commerce platform Paytm has launched a convenient mode, on Wednesday, for payment of traffic fines.

The service is currently operational in Mumbai, Pune and Vijayawada and will be expanded to other cities soon.

Vehicle owners can now log on to Paytm, tap on ‘Traffic Challan', enter their vehicle number and after verifying the details, proceed to pay the challan (fine), the company said in a statement.

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A digital invoice will be generated and the customer's surrendered documents will be dispatched via postal service by the police department.

"Traffic challan payments in India largely happen at select counters and in cash. We are glad to partner with the state traffic police departments to enable challan payments on the go," said Kiran Vasireddy, Senior Vice President-Paytm, in a statement.

Arnima Dwivedi

Arnima Dwivedi

A journalist, presently working as a sub-editor with newstrack.com. I love exploring new genres of humans and humanity.

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