Recovers fine of over Rs 145 crore from violators; impounds 15,947 vehicles
Srinagar, Jan 22: Jammu and Kashmir’s traffic police have intensified their drive against rule-breakers. In 2025, the department issued a staggering 14.92 lakh digital fines, collected over Rs 145 crore in penalties, and even seized 15,947 vehicles for serious violations, officials said on Thursday.
The data was revealed in a high-level review chaired by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, which assessed compliance with Supreme Court–mandated road safety measures and outlined a roadmap for GIS-based, data-driven interventions to reduce accidents and fatalities.
IGP Traffic, M. Suleman in the meeting informed that fines have increased steadily from Rs 85.16 crore in 2023 to Rs 120.09 crore in 2024 and Rs 145.12 crore in 2025, largely due to the expansion of ITMS and ILTS surveillance systems across Srinagar and Jammu.
Transport Secretary Avny Lavasa also highlighted that enforcement drives have yielded 52,543 challans in 2025, amounting to Rs 15.88 crore in fines.
During the same period, authorities suspended 1,641 driving licences, cancelled 1,192 registration certificates, revoked 300 route permits, and blacklisted 10,439 vehicles for repeated violations including over-speeding, signal jumping, and use of mobile phones while driving.
Since the operationalisation of the I-RAD portal in June 2022, a total of 20,135 road accidents involving 32,819 persons have been reported in J&K, resulting in 3,688 fatalities and 29,131 injuries.
The figures reveal that most accidents occur on major highways in Jammu, Kathua, Udhampur, and Rajouri, primarily between 3:00 pm and 9:00 pm, with rash driving and over-speeding contributing to nearly half of all incidents.
In the meeting, CS Dulloo stressed on leveraging GIS mapping and traffic data to identify accident-prone black spots, guide engineering corrections, ensure proper deployment of traffic police and implement targeted safety measures such as traffic calming, speed-limit enforcement and safety signage installation.
He also stressed the need for deterrence through strict punitive actions against habitual violators.
The meeting also reviewed trauma care preparedness along highways, the Road Accident Victim Fund and the functioning of the Institute of Driving Training and Research (IDTR) at Kot Bhalwal and the Inspection and Certification Centre (ICC) at Samba.
“Data-backed interventions, combined with technology, enforcement and engineering, are critical to saving lives and ensuring safer roads across J&K,” Dulloo said—(KNO)
