Increasingnumber of road mishaps and traffic congestion, have
always been a graveissue for the concerned Mumbaikars, who feel helpless in
cracking theissue. However, the ‘traffic warden scheme’ of traffic
policedepartment is set to ensure public involvement in tackling the
trafficrelated problems.
FormerTraffic D.C.P, P S Pasricha, had launched the Traffic Warden Scheme,1986
– a voluntary service given by the public to the Mumbai TrafficPolice in order
to control the road traffic. The scheme was laid on thethough of Pasricha, who
feels that the Indian economy runs on wheels,so when the traffic moves, the
Indian economy also grows.
TheJoint Commissioner of Police, Vijay Kamble, Mumbai Traffic chieffurther
explains, “The traffic warden scheme is an endeavour toencourage Mumbaikars to
volunteer for a social and human motive.”
Eligibility to be a traffic warden
A citizen of India and a Mumbaikar
Age: 18 years to 58 years
Sound Occupation
Holding driving license in Mumbai with a minimum of three years driving
experience
Good medical fitness
Fair knowledge of Marathi, Hindi or English
Minimum educational level is H S C or equivalent
A sound social, financial and economical background
No criminal record
No affiliation to any political party or trade union, auxiliary military unit
or hold any honorary rank
Application for appointment
Application forms can be obtained from and submitted at the Education
Department, Worli
Selection of appliers
Aselection committee of assistant commissioner of police, senior
policeinspector, police inspector and a sub-inspector of police is appointedby
the Education Department to shortlist the appropriate candidates
A letter is sent to the selected interviewees hereby announcing their training
Training
training period: three days
Conducted by either of the selection committee members at the Traffic
Institute, Bandra
training is theoretical as well as practical
training imparts knowledge on diverse categories such as road safety,
pedestriancontrol, road markings, road signals, traffic co-ordination,
forearmindications, etc.
Attendance during the training sessions is voluntary
Certification and identification
A trained person shall, on being appointed as a Mumbai traffic warden receive a
certificate of appointment
Uniform,required equipments, personal transport should be self-managed.
Thedress code for female traffic wardens is a white sari and for maletraffic
wardens is a white shirt with a pair of blue trouser.
Atraffic warden does not get paid for his/her services, as it is avoluntary.
The service should be given for minimum four hours in a weekas per convenience
of the volunteer. The traffic warden can eithervolunteers in his residence or
office locality or can be appointed at aparticular junction by the divisional
officer. Accordingly, he mustfile attendance at the divisional office, which
enables the departmentto evaluate the ability and commitment of the warden.
Thefifty-four-year old senior traffic warden of South Mumbai division,Ramesh
Mundada shares, “I volunteer at the Wilson College junctionafter my working
hours and many a time I manage the trafficsingle-handedly.” Senior traffic
warden of Chembur division, MukeshRohra points out, “Our objective is to
control the pedestrians whilethe police manage the traffic. Co-ordination and
understanding betweenthe two plays an important role especially during
accidents and publicprotection cases.”
Currently, 147 traffic wardens are active in Mumbai. “We are glad that
Mumbaikars are approaching for public service and investing their time and
energy to resolve traffic issues,” concludes Kamble.
(Pic: Malvika Gore)
For further information contact:
Traffic Headquarters,
Education Department,
Sir. Pochkandwala Road,
Worli, Mumbai
Tel: 022-24940303 ext-158
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