Overview
- The Bengaluru Traffic Police have reopened registrations for the second edition of their 'Cop for the Day' programme and are directing interested residents to sign up through the BTP ASTraM app.
- Officials including Joint Commissioner Karthik Reddy and Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge promoted the relaunch and said selected applicants will receive hands‑on training before being posted with officers at selected junctions during peak hours.
- The stated aims are to give citizens firsthand experience of traffic duties, gather ground‑level feedback on congestion and road discipline, and strengthen cooperation between motorists and enforcement personnel.
- Social media response has been broad, with many users praising the idea and calling for similar schemes in Mumbai and Pune while others offered critical or humorous takes and suggestions on participant authority and police conduct.
- Bengaluru began piloting the initiative in November–December of last year and organisers hope this revival will improve compliance and produce practical suggestions to ease the city’s growing traffic bottlenecks.