Ahmedabad Traffic Fines Soar: Every Second Resident Penalized, ₹262 Crore Collected

• Half of Ahmedabad's population, 40.2 lakh residents, received traffic challans, paying ₹262.6 crore in fines.
• The highest fines were for not wearing a helmet (26.9 lakh challans, ₹134.4 crore), a 166% increase from 2024.
• Wrong-side driving fines increased by 290%, reaching ₹36.3 crore, while illegal parking accounted for ₹34.7 crore.
• Overloading fines saw the fastest rise at 309%, with 21,331 challans issued in 2025.
• Cases of minors driving surged from 11 in 2024 to 5,835 in 2025, averaging 16 minors caught daily.

Why It Matters: Ahmedabad saw a massive surge in traffic violations and fines, with half the population penalized.