COVID Scare: Delhi govt imposes Rs 22 lakh in mask fines since April 22

According to government data, further than persons in the megacity have been penalised a aggregate of Rs 22 lakh for not wearing masks since the mask accreditation was reinstated amid a shaft in coronavirus cases.

Last month, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) decided to reinstate the mask accreditation, with a forfeiture of Rs 500 for each Violation.

It made masks necessary in public areas again on April 22.

Between April 23 and May 4, a aggregate of people were fined for not wearing masks, with the maximum forfeitures (1133) assessed in East quarter, followed by New Delhi (705), South West (588), North East (562), and South East (553). There were zero mask executions in Shahdara and Central sections.

West quarter reported 65 similar violations, while north with 221, south with 414, New Delhi with 216, and northwest with 263 forfeitures reported lower than 500 similar violations.

The government has assessed forfeitures of Rs in all for mask violation and has collected Rs of it till now.

A aggregate of persons were penalized for not wearing masks between April 23 and May 4, with the loftiest forfeitures (1133) given in East quarter, followed by New Delhi (705), South West (588), North East (562), and South East (562). (553). In the Shahdara and Central sections, there were no mask executions.

West quarter recorded 65 similar breaches, while north reported 221, south reported 414, New Delhi reported 216, and northwest reported 263 forfeitures.

The government has assessed forfeitures of Rs for mask violations, with Rs collected so far.

“We’re comprising roughly 100 challans per day and targeting those areas that substantiation mass gathering like requests, mandis, and so forth,”a southeast quarter officer said. The exercise is divided into eight brigades. Because further people are out on weekends, the figures may be larger.”

He stated that the figures are lower than ahead since the emphasis is now on” educating” the general public.

“Those in a private four-wheeler travelling together are pure from the rules. One of the causes for the lower volume of challans could be this.” Right now, the precedence is on educating as numerous people as possible about wearing masks,” he said.

Another official stated that there is a scarcity of workers involved in issuing fines due to government agencies operating at full capacity and their staff being withdrawn from COVID-19 duties.

In light of a continuous decline in new COVID instances, the Delhi government withdrew the Rs 500 penalty for not wearing face masks in public areas on April 2.