The 15th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference & Expo 2022 is being held from 4th to 6th November, 2022 at Hotel Grand Hyatt Kochi, Kerala.
Key points
- Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri and Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan jointly inaugurated the Conference & Expo 2022 in Kochi on 4th November, 2022.
- This year, the Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference & Expo focus theme is “Azadi@75 – Sustainable AatmaNirbhar Urban Mobility”.
- The National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP), 2006 of the Government of India, inter-alia, lays strong emphasis on building capabilities at the state and city level to address the problems associated with urban transport and lays down the guidelines for developing equitable and sustainable urban transport systems for all sections of the society.
- As part of the NUTP enunciations, the Ministry has taken the initiative to organize an annual international Conference-cum-Exhibition on Urban Mobility India popularly known as UMI.
- The primary objective of the conference is to disseminate information to the cities, whose officials attend the conference to help them keep up-to-date with latest and best urban transport practices globally.
