#traffic – Jumping a red light may soon cost you terrific Rs 5,000 ; cellphone use Rs 4,000

The draft Bill, which was posted online on Saturday for public comments, also proposes high penalty of Rs 5 lakh on automobile companies who release faulty vehicles into the market. Auto dealers who deliver a vehicle without a registration number may end up paying a fine of Rs 1 lakh. To check drunken driving, the draft Bill proposes fines between Rs 15,000 and Rs 50,000 depending on the percentage of alcohol detected in the blood. These offences would also invite imprisonment for six months to two years. In the case of school bus drivers, the fine would be as high as Rs 50,000 with a jail term up to three years.