Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL), a fresh batch of 120 students into the ‘Hyundai Traffic Squad’ for the fifth consecutive year in an attempt to make Delhi roads safer. Inaugurated by Mr. Tejender Khanna, Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, at a ceremony in New Delhi today, the Student Traffic Volunteers Scholarship Scheme (STVS Scheme), is a unique HMIL partnership with the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) and traffic police to provide safer roads for motorists and pedestrians.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. H W Park, Managing Director & CEO, HMIL, said, "At Hyundai, we are committed to the cause of road safety and this is our main motivation for sustaining this scheme. Along with the Delhi Traffic Police, these students have been playing a significant role in ensuring disciplined traffic movement. Now with the Commonwealth Games around the corner, the Hyundai Traffic Squad will further help manage the traffic inflow in an improved manner."
The students were inducted into the Hyundai Traffic Squad with an oath administered in the presence of Mr. Tejender Khanna, Hon’ble Lt. Governor of Delhi; Mr. S. Nithi Anandam, IPS, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic); Dr. A. K. Singla, DCP (Traffic, VIP) and Dr. Rohit Baluja, President, IRTE. Mr. Arvind Saxena, Director, Marketing and Sales (HMIL), was also present at the occasion.
The members of Hyundai Traffic Squad are students of the Delhi University and HMIL supports this initiative financially by giving stipends to all the student volunteers who are selected after a rigorous screening process by a panel of experts comprising of Delhi Police, HMIL representatives and IRTE officials.
For 2010-11, 325 applications were received, out of which 120 worthy candidates were selected including 11 girls. The students are given an intensive training in traffic management and public dealing by the IRTE and the Delhi Traffic Police, to equip them for the job. About 400 students have been trained under the programme since 2006, when the STVS scheme was launched in the city of New Delhi.
The student representatives of STVS scheme will assist the traffic police during peak hours in traffic management at some of the busiest intersections. They will contribute towards the smooth flow of traffic and also educate road users.
Hyundai Traffic Squad programme is also operational in Chennai and Kolkata and there are plans to spread it further to other cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore.
