Traffic challans can pay through Paytm in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Nov 16: In an effort to make traffic challan payments a much easier, The Hyderabad City Traffic Police have introduced a new cashless enforcement method on Wednesday. Commuters from now on can make e-Challan payments through Paytm.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic-II) AV Ranganath, the public can pay challans whenever they want from their smartphones using Paytm and also through the other payment gateways that are already in use.

Information on pending challans can be checked online by visiting the official website www.htp.gov.in or www.echallan.org, he said.

"A separate mobile and web application in collaboration with Paytm is being developed and will be launched soon for payments via Paytm," he said adding that fines paid through this mode would be updated on the server without any delay.

Earlier, the police with a view to facilitating payment of fines in an easier way had created several payment gateways including via E-seva and Mee-seva centres, net banking, Post Office, State Bank of India and Andhra Bank (bill desk).

For any queries and problems, the citizens can contact the helpline numbers 9010203626 and 040 27852772, the DCP said.