The Virtual Court (traffic) and e-Challan project have been recently (November 2020) inaugurated in Assam. When was the Virtual Courts (traffic) initiative launched?

The Correct Answer is 2019. The Virtual Court (traffic) and e-Challan project have been recentl inaugurated in Assam. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Committee of Gauhati High Court in association with Government of Assam and Assam Police, under the aegis of e-Committee of Supreme Court of India, are spearheading the project in the State. Maharashtra's 2nd virtual court called “NyayKaushal” was recently inaugurated on 31st October by Shri Arvind Bobde, the Chief Justice of India and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud of the Supreme Court at Judicial Officers Training Institute in Nagpur E-challan solution is an initiative of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) whereas the software has been developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC). It will replace the present concept of manual challan with an electronically generated digital challan. About Virtual Courts (traffic) Launch Year: 2019 Ministry E-Committee of the Supreme Court and Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice. Aim: Increasing the productivity of the judicial officers as well as the citizens by solving the cases swiftly Promoting greater accountability in Traffic Police Department Implementation: The court Proceedings will be managed by a virtual Judge Neither the litigant nor the Judge has to be physically present. Communication will be only in electronic form, including payment of fines or compensation. A Virtual Court was inaugurated in Delhi on 26th July 2019 and in Haryana on 17th August 2019 to initially try Traffic Challan cases. Currently, there are 9 Virtual courts functioning in India - Delhi (2 Courts), Haryana (Faridabad), Maharashtra (Pune), Madras, Karnataka (Bengaluru), Maharashtra (Nagpur), Kerala (Kochi) and Assam (Gauhati). Over 30 lakh cases have been handled by 7 virtual courts and in over 10 lakh cases online fine of more than Rs.123 Cr has been realised till recently.