New Traffic App: Disobeying traffic rules is a regular scenario on Delhi roads—helmetless riders, red-light jumping, and wrong-side driving are common problems. But Delhi Traffic Police has launched a digital fix that not only checks these offenses but also incentivizes good citizens. With the new ‘Prahari App’, anyone can be a virtual traffic warden and get paid by just reporting offenders.

What Is the Prahari App?

Prahari is an app launched by Delhi Traffic Police, which can be downloaded on the Google Play Store for Android phone users. The objective is straightforward—to allow ordinary people to become a part of law enforcement by reporting traffic rule offenses. Photos of offenses can be uploaded along with the location, date, and time. Traffic police officials verify these reports.

How to Report and Earn

To begin with, citizens have to download Prahari app from Google Play Store and get registered through their mobile number. After registration, they can report any evident case of traffic rule violation by uploading the requisite information—photo, date, time, and location. If it is found to be a valid report, a challan is sent to the violator, and points are given to the reporter.

Monthly Earnings up to Rs.50,000

The app also has a ranking system in which the best contributors of every month are rewarded. The first-ranked users get Rs.50,000, and the second-ranked reporters get Rs.25,000. Third and fourth positions receive Rs.20,000 and Rs.15,000 respectively. As the popularity of the app is high, numerous users are creating WhatsApp groups and allocating areas to prevent repeat reports and ensure that they get selected.

What Violations Can Be Reported?

The application accepts notices of various types of traffic offenses such as helmet-less riding, jumping the red light, driving while holding a mobile phone, driving on the wrong side, overloading vehicles, and illegal engine tuning. These are some of the most prevalent problems that contribute to road safety, and now citizens also have an opportunity to do something about them.

Not the First Initiative

This isn’t the first time such an initiative has been taken. Earlier, Pune Traffic Police launched a similar “Whistleblower Scheme,” encouraging citizens to report loud silencer bikes. That campaign led to the confiscation and destruction of 571 illegal Royal Enfield silencers. Delhi’s Prahari App is now continuing that legacy with greater public involvement and bigger incentives.