Overview
- A joint review by the Home and Transport departments on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, discussed introducing a demerit-style points system that would assign penalty points for offences and could trigger licence suspension after a set threshold.
- Officials confirmed plans to integrate the Transport Department’s Sarathi licence database with Bengaluru Traffic Police’s e-challan system so police can verify licences on the spot and automatically record new violations against a driver’s digital file.
- The meeting considered raising fines — with reports saying habitual offenders could face penalties up to Rs 5,000 for serious street-level offences such as wrong-way driving, illegal parking and signal jumping — and measures to recover unpaid fines.
- Proposals also cover mandatory road-safety or defensive-driving training for repeat offenders, tighter rules on non‑standard half helmets and modified vehicle equipment, and registration and identification requirements for low-speed electric two-wheelers.
- Officials reviewed broader mobility fixes, including a single-city fare idea, car- and ride-sharing promotion, park-and-ride and a rapid-response setup to remove broken-down BMTC electric buses, while noting legal, technical and enforcement work is still needed before any rules change.