Government collects Rs 3.25 crore from those who do not wear masks

Chandigarh: The coronavirus epidemic is spreading rapidly in the country. The number of corona patients in the country has crossed 3 lakh.

The central government has been conducting awareness campaigns against Corona for the last several months. People are being asked to strictly wear masks and maintain social distances to avoid corona.

The central government has enacted a number of rules to protect the people from the Corona epidemic and has imposed fines for non-compliance. A fine of Rs 200 was imposed for not wearing a mask and Rs 100 for spitting in public places. However, the fine was increased on May 30 by the Capt Amarinder Singh government of Punjab.

In Punjab, it was asked to deduct an invoice of Rs 500-500 for not wearing a mask and spitting in public places. A fine of Rs 3,000 was also imposed for non-compliance with social distances.

In Punjab, maximum challans have been issued to those who did not wear masks. Of the Rs 3 crore challan, 50 per cent is for non-masked people. 21% were recovered due to spitting and the rest due to violation of social distances and curfew.

It may be mentioned here that the people of Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Bathinda and Patiala have levied a penalty of 70% of the total amount of this challan. A total fine of Rs 24.28 lakh has been imposed in Bathinda while a total fine of Rs 21.5 lakh has been imposed in Jalandhar.