CAG report reveals 13% of Gujarat’s traffic violation fines amounting to ₹149 cr did not go to road safety fund

The Gujarat government transferred only 87% of the money collected from police fines into the Gujarat Road Safety Fund, while 13% of the amount was not fully transferred, according to an audit report.

As per the CAG’s disclosure in the state’s annual financial audit, between 2012–13 and 2023–24, only 87% of the total traffic fines collected were transferred into the Gujarat State Marg Suraksha Nidhi (GSMSN) Personal Ledger Account (PLA) account. The remaining 13% was diverted elsewhere.

According to the rules, all revenue from traffic fines should be deposited into the state fund and credited to a Personal Ledger Account (PLA) opened in the name of the DGP & IGP, Gandhinagar, where since 2006 the government had mandated 100% transfer of fines.

The audit report states that although fines worth ₹1,123.29 crore were collected during the period, only ₹974.49 crore was transferred to the PLA fund. This means ₹148.80 crore, ie, 13%, was not transferred.

Key figures:

2012–13: ₹38.22 crore collected, ₹22.99 crore transferred (60.18%)

2015–16: ₹78.65 crore collected, ₹59.76 crore transferred (76.01%)

2023–24: ₹237.00 crore collected, ₹208.65 crore transferred (88.05%)

Overall transfer percentage: 87.06%