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Traffic challan discount: what's actually on right now

The short answer

Most percentage-off challan messages in circulation are rumours — a discount is real only when a state government publishes an order with a fixed payment window, or a Lok Adalat bench settles your case, where the figure is decided by the judge on the day and never published in advance.

Right now Bihar is the only state with a live scheme — the table below shows the verified status of every state we track (16 as of today). The next National Lok Adalat sits on 12 December 2026 in most states.

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When is the next National Lok Adalat?

12 December 2026 — the next scheduled sitting. It is the last sitting of 2026.

Not every state sits on that date.

  • Karnataka is not sitting on 12 September 2026. The Karnataka State Legal Services Authority postponed the third National Lok Adalat to Saturday 19 September 2026, 2.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., by letter No. KSLSA:08/NLA/2026 dated 18 August 2026, addressed to every District Legal Services Authority in the state. If your challan is in Karnataka, 19 September is the date that applies to you. Karnataka e-challan guide.
  • Delhi's National Lok Adalat has moved twice. It was first postponed from 12 September 2026 to Saturday 10 October 2026, by Ref. No. 10/DSLSA/ADRW/NLAs/2026/10673 dated 25 August 2026, because the Delhi High Court had declared 12 September a court sitting day for courts subordinate to it (Notification No.85/G-4/Genl.-I/DHC dated 21 August 2026). It was then postponed again, from 10 October 2026 to Sunday 25 October 2026, by Ref. No. 10/DSLSA/ADRW/NLAs/2026/11105 dated 9 September 2026, because the Delhi High Court declared 10 October itself a court sitting day for subordinate courts (Notification No.86/G-4/Genl.-I/DHC dated 8 September 2026). If your challan is in Delhi, 25 October 2026 is the date that applies to you, and the traffic-challan token download window now opens 19 October 2026 at 10 a.m., not 5 October. Delhi e-challan guide.

The .ics reminder covers each remaining sitting (alerts 7 days and 1 day before) plus a prompt to check the Delhi token portal. That prompt is a reminder to look, not a published date: DSLSA notifies each edition separately and has published nothing yet for September.

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Which states have a challan discount right now?

Every row is verified against the sourced order or official statement it cites — including the states where the verified answer is "no scheme". A percentage appears only when a government order backs it; proposals, rumours and forwarded "offers" never get one.

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Bihar Live
Compoundable offences: about 50% relief, per the notification's own schedule
Bihar notified a one-time settlement on 30 April 2026 and first ran it at the 9 May 2026 National Lok Adalat, where the High Court records that about 36,722 cases were disposed of. The Patna High Court's judgment of 23 June 2026 states that 'the amount of fines prescribed for compoundable traffic challans have been reduced by about 50% and are detailed accordingly in the said notification' — so the relief is not a flat 50% cut but a schedule of amounts, and it applies to compoundable offences only. The same judgment records that the notification 'extends only to the financial year 2026-27', which ends 31 March 2027, and that the government may consider extending it year on year. The notification's own text (Notification No. 3261) is still not published anywhere we can reach. A Regional Transport Authority (Saran division) circular dated 6 May 2026 confirms the scheme by name and its use for challans pending over 90 days at the 9 May 2026 Lok Adalat, but does not itself state the 50% figure or the window dates — so the percentage and duration remain evidenced only through the High Court record. The scheme is still running: press reports confirm a further National Lok Adalat on 12 September 2026 again offered the same 50%-of-pending-amount settlement for challans older than 90 days (overloading challans excluded), with advance filing at District Transport Offices from 7-11 September 2026. Confirm the amount shown against your own challan on the official portal before paying. 		30 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Notification No. 3261 dated 30 April 2026 (Cabinet-approved, e-gazette published; recorded in the Patna High Court orders of 4 May and 23 June 2026 in CWJC No. 20071 of 2025)
cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in (official record)
Delhi Proposal Proposal only — nothing in force No challan amnesty is in force in Delhi. The Delhi Cabinet approved a one-time amnesty in principle around 12 November 2025 — reported waivers of 50-80% depending on vehicle class on compoundable challans up to 10 years old — but reporting through this check on 1 October 2026 says the proposal stalled on legal advice that challans already before a court cannot be waived without judicial approval, and the Cabinet referred it back to the Law Department to redraft a legally compliant version; no notification, gazette entry or departmental order has been published for it, and press reporting alone is not evidence of an order under our sourcing rule. The Delhi District Courts circulars list, checked again today, carries no circular on this scheme either. Treat the scheme as reported, not enacted, and expect no discount until an order is actually published. Delhi's settlement routes that do exist are the National Lok Adalat token system, the weekday evening traffic courts, and weekend traffic courts running at district court complexes since July 2026. — delhidistrictcourts.nic.in (official record)
Maharashtra Proposal Proposal only — nothing in force Maharashtra's transport department proposed a one-time settlement in August 2025: two- and three-wheeler owners would pay 25% of pending dues (effectively a 75% waiver), with a 50% waiver for violations cleared within 15 days, and smaller waivers for costlier vehicles, against roughly ₹2,500 crore outstanding statewide (₹1,817 crore in Mumbai alone since 2020). As of 1 October 2026 this remains a proposal under review by the Transport Secretary — no government order has been issued, so no discount is actually available. Until one is, the only settlement route is a National Lok Adalat sitting. — www.freepressjournal.in (press report — not an order)
Karnataka Closed
All vehicles: 50% of the pending fine waived
Karnataka's latest 50% concession window closed on 10 July 2026. It was the state's sixth such drive — ₹96.73 lakh was collected on day one (32,486 cases settled) and over ₹18.15 crore in the first 14 days (6,06,032 cases). These drives recur but each needs a fresh government announcement, made through the press rather than a standing published order — no official order for any drive is available online — and there is no discount between windows. Reconfirmed on 1 October 2026: no new drive has been announced since the July window closed. 		21 Jun 2026 – 10 Jul 2026 newsfirstprime.com (press report — not an order)
Kerala Closed
All vehicles: 50% of the fine waived
Kerala's one-time amnesty was a 50% concession with a payment deadline of 30 April 2026. It covered violations registered up to 31 December 2024 (cases already before the courts were excluded) and targeted a backlog of 1,02,53,151 pending violations worth ₹932.64 crore. The Transport Department order behind it is not available online, so the record carries press sources only. Reconfirmed on 1 October 2026: the MVD's own application portal for the scheme now reads as closed, with no new window announced since 30 April 2026. 		— services.mvd.kerala.gov.in (official record)
Odisha Closed
All vehicles: 50% of the prescribed fine (pay half)
Odisha's OTS, approved by the cabinet in September 2025 and notified on 17 September 2025 (Notification No. 11521), let violators settle e-challans pending as of 31 July 2025 at half the prescribed fine (for example ₹5,000 licence offences settled at ₹2,500); the State Transport Authority later added more MV Act sections to the scheme's scope by a follow-up order around 10 October 2025, within the same six-month window. Challans already sent to court as prosecution reports were excluded. The scheme ran for six months from notification, so the window ended around March 2026; re-checked 1 October 2026 against odishatransport.gov.in, which still shows only the September 2025 notification with no 2026 extension or new OTS order published, so status remains closed. (Some SEO/aggregator sites republish this 2025 scheme under 2026-dated headlines without citing any new notification number — not treated as evidence of a live 2026 scheme per CONTENT_STANDARDS rule 1.) 		—
Commerce & Transport Department Notification No. 11521 dated 17 September 2025
odishatransport.gov.in (official record)
Andhra Pradesh No scheme — No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Andhra Pradesh — reconfirmed on 1 October 2026 against the Andhra Pradesh Transport Department's site and a current press/G.O. search, neither of which shows any new scheme announced. The central e-challan portal (echallan.parivahan.gov.in) could not be reached during this check due to a transient connectivity failure. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal. — echallan.parivahan.gov.in (official record)
Gujarat No scheme — No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Gujarat — reconfirmed on 1 October 2026 via a current press/G.O. search, which shows no new scheme announced. Neither the state's official RTO/transport site nor the central e-challan portal (echallan.parivahan.gov.in) could be reached during this check due to connectivity failures, so this cycle's check rests on the press/G.O. search alone and should be re-checked against the official site next cycle. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal. — echallan.parivahan.gov.in (official record)
Haryana No scheme — No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Haryana — reconfirmed on 1 October 2026 against the Haryana state transport department's site (hartrans.gov.in) and a current press/G.O. search, neither of which shows any new scheme announced. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal. — echallan.parivahan.gov.in (official record)
Jammu & Kashmir No scheme — No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Jammu & Kashmir — reconfirmed on 1 October 2026 via a current press/G.O. search, which shows no new scheme announced. The J&K Traffic Police site (jktrafficpolice.nic.in) and the central e-challan portal could not be reached during this check due to connectivity failures, so this cycle's check rests on the press/G.O. search alone and should be re-checked against the official site next cycle. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal. — echallan.parivahan.gov.in (official record)
Madhya Pradesh No scheme — No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Madhya Pradesh — a press/G.O. search on 1 October 2026 found no new scheme announced by the Madhya Pradesh transport department or police since the last check. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal. The official echallan.parivahan.gov.in portal (this record's sole official source) returned repeated HTTP 503 errors on 1 October 2026 and could not be fetched this cycle to directly confirm it still carries no scheme notice; last_verified is left unchanged pending a fetchable portal. — echallan.parivahan.gov.in (official record)
Rajasthan No scheme — No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Rajasthan as of 1 October 2026 — the state transport department's own site carries no scheme notice, and a press/G.O. search the same day found nothing new announced. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal. — echallan.parivahan.gov.in (official record)
Tamil Nadu No scheme — No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Tamil Nadu — a press/G.O. search on 1 October 2026 found no new scheme announced by the Tamil Nadu transport department or police since the last check. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal. The official echallan.parivahan.gov.in portal and tn.gov.in (this record's official sources) returned repeated HTTP 503 errors on 1 October 2026 and could not be fetched this cycle; last_verified is left unchanged pending reachable portals. — echallan.parivahan.gov.in (official record)
Telangana No scheme — No discount scheme is in force in Telangana as of 1 October 2026. In January 2026 the Chief Minister ruled out challan discounts outright — 'not a single paisa should be reduced' — and proposed an auto-debit system for fines instead; re-verified today, no reversal of that position or new scheme has been reported. A fake '80% off at the Lok Adalat' message keeps recirculating on WhatsApp, Instagram and YouTube; Hyderabad's police commissioner publicly called it fake in March 2026. The only genuine discount so far was the one-time December 2023 G.O. 659 window. — telanganatoday.com (press report — not an order)
Uttar Pradesh No scheme — No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in Uttar Pradesh — a press/G.O. search on 1 October 2026 found no new scheme announced by the Uttar Pradesh transport department or police since the last check. Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal. The official echallan.parivahan.gov.in portal and uptransport.upsdc.gov.in (this record's official sources) returned repeated HTTP 503 errors on 1 October 2026 and could not be fetched this cycle; last_verified is left unchanged pending reachable portals. — echallan.parivahan.gov.in (official record)
West Bengal No scheme — No challan discount or settlement scheme is in force in West Bengal — a press/G.O. search on 1 October 2026 found no new scheme announced by the West Bengal transport department or Kolkata/state traffic police since the last check (Kolkata Traffic Police has run such a scheme before, a one-time fine settlement in Dec 2018-Feb 2019, but nothing current is in force). Discounts here come only through National Lok Adalat sittings, where the bench decides each case individually. Check and pay challans at the full amount on the official e-challan portal. The official echallan.parivahan.gov.in portal and transport.wb.gov.in (this record's official sources) returned repeated HTTP 503 errors on 1 October 2026 and could not be fetched this cycle; last_verified is left unchanged pending reachable portals. — echallan.parivahan.gov.in (official record)

How much discount does a Lok Adalat actually give?

Nobody can tell you in advance, because there is no fixed figure. A National Lok Adalat settles each case by compromise, and the bench decides the settlement amount on the day — no state legal services authority publishes a percentage beforehand. Any forward that promises "75% off at the Lok Adalat" is quoting a number that does not exist in any order.

What the sitting does guarantee comes from Section 21 of the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987: an award is "deemed to be a decree of a civil court", it is "final and binding on all the parties to the dispute, and no appeal shall lie to any court against the award", and where the case was referred by a court the court-fee already paid is refunded.

Which challans qualify is set by Section 200 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and it is narrower than most people expect. Drunk driving is Section 185, which does not appear in the Section 200 list at all. Dangerous driving is Section 184, and Section 200 admits only clause (c) of the Explanation to it — using a handheld communication device while driving. Jumping a red light is clause (a) of that same Explanation, so it is not compoundable either. How the sittings work and what happens if you miss your slot are covered in our full e-challan Lok Adalat guide.

How does the Delhi token system work?

  1. Wait for the token window. There is no standing rule for when it opens: DSLSA issues a fresh notification for every edition, and the only window it has published so far opened 6 days ahead — for the 25 October 2026 sitting, whose download window opens on 19 October — the most recent edition DSLSA has published a window for (the 10 October edition it superseded would have opened 5 days ahead, on 5 October, and the 9 May 2026 sitting's window opened 5 days ahead too, on 4 May) — so 5-6 days ahead is DSLSA's observed pattern, not a fixed rule..
  2. Open traffic.delhipolice.gov.in/lokadalat/ and enter your vehicle number and the captcha. An OTP goes to the vehicle owner’s registered mobile number — update the number on the portal first if it is not registered.
  3. After OTP verification, select the challans and notices to be taken up, choose a court complex and a forenoon or afternoon slot.
  4. Submit and print the appointment slip. Carry the printout and the challans to the court complex on the sitting day — if you miss the date, you must book afresh for the next Lok Adalat.

For the 25 October 2026 sitting, DSLSA's notification (Ref. No. 10/DSLSA/ADRW/NLAs/2026/11105 dated 9 September 2026) said that compoundable challans pending till 30.06.2026 would be taken up, and that violators could download the challan slips from the Delhi Traffic Police link "from 19.10.2026 at 10 a.m. onwards, subject to a maximum limit of 50,000 challans per day, till exhausting the overall limit of 2 lakh challans" — the same cutoff date and caps carried over unchanged from the 10 October notification it replaced. That notification set no closing date for the download window and no per-vehicle limit — the window runs until the overall 2 lakh cap is exhausted, not until a fixed date. Delhi's National Lok Adalat has now moved twice: first from 12 September 2026 to 10 October 2026 (Ref. No. 10/DSLSA/ADRW/NLAs/2026/10673 dated 25 August 2026, because the Delhi High Court had declared 12 September a court sitting day for subordinate courts), then from 10 October 2026 to 25 October 2026 (Ref. No. 10/DSLSA/ADRW/NLAs/2026/11105 dated 9 September 2026, because the Delhi High Court's Notification No.86/G-4/Genl.-I/DHC dated 8 September 2026 declared 10 October itself a court sitting day for subordinate courts). Re-checked 1 October 2026: fetched the Ref. No. 11105 PDF directly (its text is machine-readable, not image-scanned as an earlier check assumed) via dslsa.org's own listing, and independently corroborated the 25 October date, the 19 October token-window opening, and the unchanged caps/cutoff against press coverage (Sunday Guardian, Inkl); no newer DSLSA notification supersedes these facts as of this check. Re-checked 5 October 2026 (within the 21-day window of the 25 October sitting): dslsa.org's public-notices listing, sorted newest first, still shows the 09.09.2026 postponement notice as the latest Lok-Adalat-dated item on file (newest listed notice overall is an unrelated 03.10.2026 empanelment circular) — no further postponement or token-window change has been published. Re-checked 9 October 2026: dslsa.org's public-notices listing again shows no notice newer than the 09.09.2026 postponement bearing on the Lok Adalat date or token window (newer listed items are unrelated empanelment/recruitment notices) — the 25 October date, 19 October window opening, and caps stand unchanged.

Outside National Lok Adalat dates, Delhi's district court complexes have run weekend traffic courts since July 2026, alongside evening traffic courts on working days. Challan slips are downloaded from the Delhi Traffic Police portal, choosing a court complex and a slot; the rosters are published as circulars by the district courts. Delhi also runs evening traffic courts.

Is the '80% discount' message real?

Warning:

No — it is a rumour. No current government order gives an 80% discount on traffic challans anywhere in India. The viral "80% off at the Lok Adalat" message keeps recirculating on WhatsApp, Instagram and YouTube; Hyderabad's police commissioner publicly called it fake in March 2026. The only 80% waiver that ever existed was Telangana's one-time December 2023 window (G.O. 659), closed since 10 January 2024.

The same forwards often link to clone e-challan portals and apps built to harvest card details. A real discount always has a government order behind it and shows up on the official payment portal itself — never only in a forward. Pay only on the official portals linked from our state pages; Telangana Police, for example, says to trust SMS only from the sender header "ECHALN-*".

Frequently asked questions

Is there a 50% discount on traffic challans right now?

Only where a state government order says so, for a fixed window. As of today, Bihar (running until 31 March 2027) has the only live scheme among the 16 states we track. The tracker table on this page shows every state’s verified status with its order or source.

How much discount does a Lok Adalat give on a traffic challan?

There is no fixed percentage. The settlement figure is decided by the bench on the day, case by case — no state legal services authority publishes a discount in advance. What is certain is that a settled case closes that day and the award is final, with no appeal.

Is the 80% traffic challan discount message real?

No. No current government order gives an 80% discount anywhere in India. The viral ‘80% off’ message keeps recirculating and Hyderabad’s police commissioner publicly called it fake in March 2026. The only 80% waiver that ever existed was Telangana’s one-time December 2023 window (G.O. 659), closed since 10 January 2024.

When is the next National Lok Adalat for traffic challans?

The next National Lok Adalat sits on 12 December 2026 — the last one of the year. They follow the NALSA calendar — four second Saturdays a year — and most states sit on that date, but a state legal services authority can move its own sitting. Karnataka is not sitting on 12 September 2026. The Karnataka State Legal Services Authority postponed the third National Lok Adalat to Saturday 19 September 2026, 2.00 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., by letter No. KSLSA:08/NLA/2026 dated 18 August 2026, addressed to every District Legal Services Authority in the state. If your challan is in Karnataka, 19 September is the date that applies to you. Delhi's National Lok Adalat has moved twice. It was first postponed from 12 September 2026 to Saturday 10 October 2026, by Ref. No. 10/DSLSA/ADRW/NLAs/2026/10673 dated 25 August 2026, because the Delhi High Court had declared 12 September a court sitting day for courts subordinate to it (Notification No.85/G-4/Genl.-I/DHC dated 21 August 2026). It was then postponed again, from 10 October 2026 to Sunday 25 October 2026, by Ref. No. 10/DSLSA/ADRW/NLAs/2026/11105 dated 9 September 2026, because the Delhi High Court declared 10 October itself a court sitting day for subordinate courts (Notification No.86/G-4/Genl.-I/DHC dated 8 September 2026). If your challan is in Delhi, 25 October 2026 is the date that applies to you, and the traffic-challan token download window now opens 19 October 2026 at 10 a.m., not 5 October.

How do I get a token for the Delhi traffic Lok Adalat?

Book on traffic.delhipolice.gov.in/lokadalat/ once the window opens. Delhi's National Lok Adalat has moved twice. It was first postponed from 12 September 2026 to Saturday 10 October 2026, by Ref. No. 10/DSLSA/ADRW/NLAs/2026/10673 dated 25 August 2026, because the Delhi High Court had declared 12 September a court sitting day for courts subordinate to it (Notification No.85/G-4/Genl.-I/DHC dated 21 August 2026). It was then postponed again, from 10 October 2026 to Sunday 25 October 2026, by Ref. No. 10/DSLSA/ADRW/NLAs/2026/11105 dated 9 September 2026, because the Delhi High Court declared 10 October itself a court sitting day for subordinate courts (Notification No.86/G-4/Genl.-I/DHC dated 8 September 2026). If your challan is in Delhi, 25 October 2026 is the date that applies to you, and the traffic-challan token download window now opens 19 October 2026 at 10 a.m., not 5 October. Enter your vehicle number, verify the OTP sent to the registered mobile number, pick a court complex and slot, and print the appointment slip. For the 25 October 2026 sitting, DSLSA's notification (Ref. No. 10/DSLSA/ADRW/NLAs/2026/11105 dated 9 September 2026) said that compoundable challans pending till 30.06.2026 would be taken up, and that violators could download the challan slips from the Delhi Traffic Police link "from 19.10.2026 at 10 a.m. onwards, subject to a maximum limit of 50,000 challans per day, till exhausting the overall limit of 2 lakh challans" — the same cutoff date and caps carried over unchanged from the 10 October notification it replaced.

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