41 lakh in 7 months: Punjab challans surge but collections fail to keep up

Punjab has witnessed an explosive rise in traffic challans, with their number surging from just 53,973 in 2021 to 20.47 lakh in 2025, a nearly 38-fold increase in four years, before more than doubling again to 41.38 lakh in barely seven months of 2026. But behind this enforcement boom lies a striking paradox: While challans […]