Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain on Thursday asked senior officers of various departments to ensure speedy action on traffic challan cases through virtual courts in all the districts.
Chairing a meeting of senior officials including Director General of Police, Jain said the Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh has given a directive to the government to provide necessary resources for resolving the traffic challan cases through virtual courts.
He called for gathering information about the agreements made with the banks where traffic cases were being resolved in the virtual courts. Banks should be identified where they are willing to install Point of Sale (POS) machines on minimum charges.
Director General of Police Ashok Juneja briefed about the preparations being made by the police for redressal of cases through virtual courts. He said necessary training will be given to the police officers.
Commissioner Transport Dipanshu Kabra said the system is being implemented in Madhya Pradesh and Chandigarh in collaboration with various banks.
As a pilot project in Raipur, the traffic challan cases are being settled through POS machines. It would be expanded to Rajnandgaon, Durg, Bastar and Surguja divisions also.