25,000 volunteers to be deployed in Commonwealth Games
Around 25,000 volunteers would be deployed during the Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi in 2010, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Around 25,000 volunteers would be deployed during the Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi in 2010, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
A committee has been constituted by the Organising Committee of the Games to select and train a good team of volunteers to be posted at various venues and locations, Sports Minister Manishankar Aiyar said in a written reply.
The volunteers would be drawn from colleges, NCC, NSS, Scouts and Guides and other institutions, he said.
Out of these volunteers, the services of about 8,700 would be utilised by Delhi Police for traffic regulation, management of pedestrian flow at and around the venues, security supports, queue formation, help desks, parking assistance, frisking etc.
He informed that Delhi Police has also envisaged a Special Training Programme for ingraining courtesy and politeness in the personnel in the discharge of their duties, especially during the Commonwealth Games, and a three months' trial class has already been held in this regard.
In the next phase, about 40,000 police personnel are proposed to be given training under a capsule course of one year starting this month.
Delhi Traffic Police is also organising training programmes for the personnel working at key locations in association with Delhi Tourism and ITDC.
It is also planning to train the relevant stakeholders such as drivers of autorickshaws, taxis and buses, Aiyar said.
A committee has been constituted by the Organising Committee of the Games to select and train a good team of volunteers to be posted at various venues and locations, Sports Minister Manishankar Aiyar said in a written reply.
The volunteers would be drawn from colleges, NCC, NSS, Scouts and Guides and other institutions, he said.
Out of these volunteers, the services of about 8,700 would be utilised by Delhi Police for traffic regulation, management of pedestrian flow at and around the venues, security supports, queue formation, help desks, parking assistance, frisking etc.
He informed that Delhi Police has also envisaged a Special Training Programme for ingraining courtesy and politeness in the personnel in the discharge of their duties, especially during the Commonwealth Games, and a three months' trial class has already been held in this regard.
In the next phase, about 40,000 police personnel are proposed to be given training under a capsule course of one year starting this month.
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Delhi Traffic Police is also organising training programmes for the personnel working at key locations in association with Delhi Tourism and ITDC.
It is also planning to train the relevant stakeholders such as drivers of autorickshaws, taxis and buses, Aiyar said.
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