Over the past year, GCC officials have imposed a fine on 16,797 shops that violated garbage disposal rules and failed to place a bin to collect waste, collecting a total fine amount of ₹1.67 crore.
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More than 50% of the residents and traders penalised by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) in the past year have violated rules pertaining to public health.
As many as 40,227 out of the 79,875 transactions by the digital fine collection system, using POS machines supplied by Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), this year as on December 10 in the city have been registered for complaints relating to public health, including illegal burning of plastic waste by residents. Conservancy violations were ranked second in the 15 zones of the GCC, with 29,687 persons paying a total fine amount of ₹5.77 crore this year.
During the period, GCC officials have imposed a fine on 16,797 shops that violated garbage disposal rules and failed to place a bin to collect waste, collecting a total fine amount of ₹1.67 crore. As many as 3,447 transactions for fine collection were recorded by the system for illegal dumping of construction and demolition waste. A total of 577 residents have been penalised following complaints by neighbours about mosquito breeding sources. Five hospitals paid a fine for mosquito breeding sources on the premises.
As many as 197 large commercial establishments were penalised for burning solid waste, 33 residents were penalised after neighbours complained about burning of garbage on the premises, 1,440 residents were penalised for non-segregation of waste and 172 events organisers were penalised for not keeping the area clean. A total of 83 residents paid a fine for illegal discharge of sewage into stormwater drains.
GCC has currently deployed 1,225 devices across all zones for collecting fines. These devices are operated by field-level officials, including conservancy inspectors, conservancy supervisors, sanitary officers, sanitary inspectors, and assistant engineers, ensuring transparent and real-time recording of penalties. This initiative was launched on October 2, 2024, and continues to operate successfully.
In the past one year, GCC has collected ₹9.27 crore in fines through POS-based enforcement activities. Among the ₹9.27 crores collected, approximately ₹1.12 crore was collected through the 47 enforcement vehicles deployed across the city to support field operations. Fines have been recorded for nearly 57 types of complaints. Most of the violations were recorded in Valasaravakkam zone.
Published – December 12, 2025 05:00 am IST
