Sindh orders government employees to cover the cost of e-challans out of their own pockets.

Officials operating government vehicles have committed a number of infractions.
Challans for tinted spectacles, not wearing seat belts, etc.
Administrative divisions asked to guarantee rigorous adherence.
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, the Sindh government has ordered all government employees to pay their own e-challan traffic penalties after noticing an increase in infractions in a number of departments.

Government officials using government cars have committed a number of infractions since the introduction of the e-challan system in Karachi, according to officials, and e-challans are being accepted at government offices.

Regarding this, the government issued an order on Saturday instructing officials to use their personal funds to pay the challan amounts for the offences they had committed.

The letter was also forwarded to the chairman of the Planning & Development Board Sindh, Karachi, the chairman of the Enquiries & Anti-Corruption Establishment Sindh, Karachi, the chairman of the Chief Minister’s Inspection Team, Karachi, the chairman of the Sindh Public Service Commission, Karachi, the chairman of the Sindh Service Tribunal, Karachi, the administrative secretaries, and the commissioners throughout Sindh. The senior members of the Board of Revenue (Sindh) (including all members) were also forwarded the letter.

“I am directed to refer to the subject noted above and to state that several traffic e-challans have been received in this department from the Traffic Regulation and Citation System (TRACS), Sindh Police under Section 116-A of the Motor Vehicles Ordinance, 1965,” the letter that was moved to the aforementioned departments states.

These e-challans, which contain offences like not wearing a seatbelt, wearing tinted glasses, running red lights, and using a cell phone while driving, were issued for breaking traffic laws.

Regarding this, the appropriate authority has given approval to direct all administrative departments to implement a policy requiring all officers and officials who use government vehicles to pay e-challans out of pocket. As a result, it is asked that all commissioner offices and administrative departments make sure that the aforementioned policy direction is strictly followed.

In the meantime, Sharea Faisal, the city’s main thoroughfare, now has speed limit signboards.

According to DSP (Admin) Kashif Nadeem, the speed limit for cars, jeeps, and other similar vehicles on Sharea Faisal is 60 km/h, while the speed limit for large vehicles like buses and trucks is 30 km/h.

Additionally, 60 miles per hour has been designated as the motorbike speed limit. Camera-based automatic challans will be issued to vehicles that exceed the speed limit.

The e-challan system was recently introduced by the Sindh government with the goal of guaranteeing compliance with traffic regulations while safeguarding individuals’ lives and property.