PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has decided to expand the recently piloted “E-Fine System” (Digital Muhasil) across all relevant departments as part of a major push towards e-governance and the digitization of government affairs in the province.
The Chief Minister’s Secretariat has issued a directive to the Chief Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, instructing all concerned departments to take the necessary steps for the implementation of the digital revenue system across the province.
The E-Fine System is a unified and integrated digital platform for the online collection of fines and fees imposed by the provincial government.Initially launched on a pilot basis in Peshawar, Abbottabad, Dera Ismail Khan, and Swat, the system has yielded encouraging results, leading to an increase in revenue collection in these districts. According to official data, out of a total of 4,219 challans issued in Peshawar, 4,201 were paid under the E-Fine System.
Dera Ismail Khan has seen full payment on all 36 challans issued, while in Swat, 875 out of 891 challans were settled, and in Abbottabad, 282 out of 289 challans have been paid.
The system has generated over Rs30 million in revenue to date. The directive stated that the E-Fine System had not only improved transparency and accountability in the revenue collection process but also enhanced departmental performance.
Most importantly, it provided convenience to the public, as citizens no longer have to visit government offices to pay fines and fees, saving them both time and resources.Given these advantages, the government intends to expand this modern online system to all departments.
The directive emphasized the need to establish an integrated coordination mechanism among all relevant departments and to develop a timeline-based implementation plan to ensure the system is rolled out across the province.
