Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora has intervened in the functioning of the Police Establishment Board (PEB) of the Traffic Management Division after reports emerged that the division was unable to process transfers and postings of its personnel in a timely and transparent manner.

As per a memorandum issued by Commissioner Arora on Saturday, the transfer and posting of police personnel within the Traffic Management Division will now be carried out by the Delhi Police Headquarters.

“It has come to notice that the PEB of the Traffic Management Division, constituted to process internal transfers/postings of police personnel, has been unable to process tenure-based or humanitarian-request-based transfers/postings in a timely and transparent manner,” stated the memorandum dated May 17.

“…It is hereby ordered that all documents pertaining to the pending transfers/postings of constables to sub-inspectors within the Traffic Management Division shall be sent to the Police Headquarters, and the PEB proceedings to process the same shall be conducted by the PHQ PEB under the chairmanship of the Joint CP Headquarters on May 19,” the memorandum further added.

Traffic Police in Delhi

As per a report by the Bureau of Police Research and Development released in 2017, the Delhi Traffic Police has a sanctioned strength of 6,600 officers. The Delhi Traffic Police has deployed 419 teams across the city to manage traffic in one of the busiest metropolitan areas in the country.

The Traffic Police unit also plays a crucial role for the recently elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the capital city, especially in enforcing pollution-related restrictions, such as the ban on vehicles older than 10 years (and in some cases, 15 years).