HP sees 218 traffic volunteers from all 15 police districts except Shimla
Kangra recorded the highest participation with 65 volunteers enrolling under the scheme, followed by Hamirpur with 20 volunteers.
A volunteer can be paid a maximum honorarium of Rs 3,040 per month, the DIG said. (File Photo) As many as 218 traffic volunteers including two dozen women enrolled themselves under Traffic Volunteer Scheme-2025 to regulate traffic throughout Himachal Pradesh from all 15 police districts except for Shimla, in the last five months. The initiative of Traffic Volunteer Scheme-2025 aims to ease traffic congestion during the tourist season, enhance road safety and ensure smoother movement for locals and visitors.
Kangra recorded the highest participation with 65 volunteers enrolling under the scheme, followed by Hamirpur with 20 volunteers. Solan also saw significant participation with 19 volunteers, police district Baddi recorded 16, while Bilaspur 15, police district Dehra 14 and Kullu 11.
Mandi reported six volunteers, Lahaul-Spiti and police district Nurpur three volunteers each. Chamba received 11 volunteers, Kinnaur 10 and Sirmour 11.
However, the summer capital, Shimla, did not report a single volunteer registration under the scheme.
DIG (Traffic, Tourism and Railway) Gurdev Chand Sharma said, “ A total of 218 volunteers also included around two dozen women volunteers. The volunteers were paid honorarium of Rs 30 per hour. The volunteer scheme was launched keeping in view the festive season. A volunteer can work a maximum for four hours in one day. Largely, we are taking their assistance during the peak hours in the morning and evening.”
Launched in 2023, it is a volunteer scheme, and not mandatory. A volunteer can be paid a maximum honorarium of Rs 3,040 per month, the DIG said.
A police officer said, “In September last year, DGP Ashok Tewari proposed changes to the eligibility criteria, including lowering the minimum age from 18 to 16 years and increasing the honorarium from Rs 15 per hour to Rs 50 per hour to attract more young people to its ambitious and much-needed Traffic Volunteer Scheme. This time we received the results. Later, the details of the proposed changes were shared on social media along with a helpline number for interested citizens to enroll.”
In 2025, the state received 2.60 crore tourists with around 83,000 foreigners.
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