SRINAGAR: As many as 917 people were killed in different road accidents in 2015 in Jammu and Kashmir, where over 6.3 lakh people were fined Rs 12.79 crore for violating traffic rules in the last fiscal year.
Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Choudhary Zulfkar Ali informed the Legislative Council that 5,836 road accidents have occurred in the state in which 917 people lost their lives in 2015.
The Minister was replying on behalf of Minister for Home to a clubbed question of Yasir Reshi and Zaffar Iqbal Manhas.
He said the Government has taken various steps to strictly enforce traffic laws and rules to minimise road accidents and avoid loss of life and property.
The Minister said during 2015, 6,37,110 people were challaned by the Traffic Police and an amount of Rs 12,79,54,692 has been realised from them.
Similarly, he said during the current year 2,74,137 persons have been challaned for various traffic violations up to April ending, 2016, and a fine of Rs 5,35,57,619 has been realised from them.
Mr Zulfkar said in order to curb the tendency of rash and negligent driving, overloading and over speeding by habitual offenders, the driving licenses of erring drivers especially of Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) are being recommended for cancellation to the concerned RTOs/ARTOs.
Besides, he said, system of registering criminal cases under Section 304 and 307 RPC against the drivers indulging in repeated overloading has been introduced.
The Minister said road safety measures are being flashed regularly through the electronic and print media. (Agencies)
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