The Punjab Transport Company hosted a ceremony in Lahore to formally unveil the E-Challan and Punjab Axle Load Enforcement App.
The ceremony was presided over by Provincial Transport Minister Ibrahim Hassan Murad and Secretary Transport Ahmed Javed Qazi.
During his speech at the occasion, the provincial minister congratulated the PITB and Transport Department staff.
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He emphasized the whole team’s unwavering efforts to serve the common man, led by Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
Underscoring the department’s dedication to safeguarding residents’ safety, he stated that axle load enforcement infractions were costing billions of dollars.
He did, however, express hope that the newly introduced app will help to reduce this amount by 90 percent.
The provincial transportation minister stated the department’s objective of eliminating paper challans, praising the strong coordination that has begun the shift to e-challans.
He stated that the vehicle inspection and challenging software intends to eliminate concerns associated with fraudulent and phony challans by transitioning to paperless challenging.
Speaking at the ceremony, the transport secretary emphasized the benefits of e-challenging in terms of openness and real-time information.
He emphasized that the transition to electronic challans will save resources, especially the printing of challan books.
Both driver and vehicle details will be incorporated in e-challenging, enabling instant access to data on operations, locations, and infractions.
In contrast to traditional challans, when the motorist receives a challan SMS on their registered cellphone number, this is not the case.
Faiq Ahmed, CEO of PTC, indicated that e-challenging will allow easy access to the location of inspectors on duty.
Furthermore, inputting the car or CNIC number into the program will autofill all required information.
Ahmed emphasized the connection of the vehicle inspection and challenging app with the excise, route permit, and fitness certificate applications, emphasizing that digital driving would minimize corruption and enable transport inspectors to assess their performance.
Toward the end of the ceremony, the provincial minister delivered shields to representatives of several ministries, and the transport department presented him with a commemorative shield.
