Gurugram gets India’s first QR-based challan payment kiosk

Gurugram has grow to be the primary metropolis in India to introduce a QR code-based kiosk for digital cost of visitors challans, a facility aimed toward making the challan cost course of quicker and easier.

The kiosk, developed collectively by the Gurugram police and the Gurugram Metropolitan Growth Authority (GMDA), was arrange at Atmosphere Mall and inaugurated on Saturday by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Visitors) Rajesh Mohan.

“For the primary time within the nation, visitors challan funds may be made via QR code-based kiosk machines. This facility will probably be extraordinarily helpful for consumers visiting a busy location like Atmosphere Mall,” stated Mr. Mohan. 

The kiosk, established below a Company Social Duty initiative, permits drivers to test and pay their excellent challans by coming into their automobile quantity and scanning a QR code. Funds for challans pending in courtroom or overdue by greater than 90 days, nonetheless, can’t be made via the machine.

Mr. Mohan stated related kiosks will quickly be put in at different high-footfall areas within the metropolis after assessing the success of this pilot undertaking. “This initiative won’t solely ease the workload of visitors police but in addition improve citizen comfort via digital know-how,” he added.

A trial run of the video-based emergency name factors was additionally carried out earlier this month by Police Commissioner Vikas Arora and Mr. Mohan. These emergency name factors will probably be linked to dial 112 and the Police Commissioner’s Management Room, and will function around the clock. Every unit will probably be outfitted with beacon lights for visibility, and permit residents to attach through video name to report emergencies or request assist on the press of a button.