Chennai Has Best Public Transport System

18th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference & Exhibition 2025

FinTech BizNews Service

Mumbai, November 9, 2025: The three-days Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference & Exhibition 2025,concludes in Gurugram, Haryana today.

The event marked the release of various publications. During the Valedictory event the logo of PM e-Bus Sewa Scheme  and  its website  was also launched by Hon’ble Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Power.

The event  was graced by presence of Shri Manohar Lal , Hon’ble Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Power; Shri Nayab Singh Saini ,Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana ;   Shri Tokhan Sahu, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs; Shri Srinivas Katikithala, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India; Shri Jaideep, OSD (UT), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India; Shri AK Singh ACS TCP GoH, Shri DC Dhesi Adviser UD GoH, Dr Raja Sekhar Vundru ACS Transport GoH; Shri Dr. Chander Shekhar Khare, Managing Director, Gurugram Metro Rail Ltd. and other senior officials of Government of India and Government of Haryana.

It was attended by reputed national and international dignitaries. During this three days conference there were one conclave session, two plenary session which includes one mayoral session. In addition 8 technical sessions, 8 round table and 8 research symposium also took  place. In these sessions there were more than 170 speakers and participation of more than 1,600 delegates from 8 countries. In exhibitions area 25 exhibitors have participated.

Addressing the Valedictory Session, Hon’ble Minister Shri Manohar Lal summarised the key discussions held during the three-day conference and highlighted major outcomes and future directions.

He emphasised that urban mobility planning in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities must begin today, so that when these cities evolve into Tier-1 urban centres, they are already well-planned and future-ready.

The Hon’ble Minister also underscored the need to expand the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) beyond Delhi–NCR to other major metropolitan regions such as Chennai, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, to further strengthen regional connectivity and reduce travel time between urban clusters.

Further, he suggested that Metro authorities may explore the introduction of premium or luxury compartments for high-income group passengers to encourage them to adopt public transport, thereby making public transit more inclusive, aspirational, and financially sustainable.

He also announced that the 19th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference & Exhibition 2026 will be held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from 23rd to 25th October 2026.

The three day conference  concluded with distribution of awards in  different categories of Urban Transport. The awards are given to the state / city authorities for “Excellence/ best practice projects in Urban Transport”. The following 8 categories of awards were given to the winners who have been recommended by the Awards Selection Committee headed by the high-level officers of the Government and experts of the field:

• City with Best Public Transport System
• City with Best Non- Motorized Transport
• City with most Innovative Financing
• City with the Best Green Transport Initiatives
• Metro Rail with the Best Multimodal Integration
• Metro Rail with Best Passenger Services
• Running Trophy for the State/UT which has Implemented Best Urban Transport Project in the previous year
• Special award for Efficient Traffic Management System that deserves recognition.
• Complete List of awardees are as under:

  
  

  Cat.	Award Category	Award
  			City	Organization
  1	City with the Best Public Transport System	Winner	Chennai	Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) Ltd.
  		Commendation	Hubballi-Dharwad	Hubballi-Dharwad BRTS Company Ltd.
  2	City with the Best Non-Motorized Transport System	Winner	Udaipur	Udaipur Smart City Limited
  		Special Mention	Thrissur	State Mission Management
  3	City with the Most Innovative Financing Mechanism	Winner	Pimpri Chinchwad	Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
  4	City with the Best Green Transport Initiative	Winner	Hyderabad	Telangana Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd. (TGREDCO)
  		Commendation	Kochi	Kochi Metro Rail Ltd.
  5	Metro Rail with the Best Multimodal Integration	Winner	Chennai	Chennai Metro Rail Ltd.
  6	Metro Rail with the Best Passenger Services and Satisfaction	Winner	Delhi	Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
  		Commendation	Chennai	Chennai Metro Rail Ltd.
  7	Running trophy for the State / UT, which has Implemented Best Urban Transport Projects during the previous year	Winner	Kolkata	West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Ltd.
  		Winner	Mysuru	Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
  		Special Mention	Bhubaneswar	Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT)
  8	Special Award for Mizoram’s Traffic Management System	Special Award	Aizawl	Town & Country Planning Department, Mizoram

  In addition award were also conferred to exhibiters for their quality of exhibition as per details below :

  
  

  s.no	Ranking	Name of Organization
  1	First Prize	National Capital Region Transport Corporation
  2	Second Prize	Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd
  3	Third Prize	Embassy of Spain

  
  

  On this occasion, Shri Manohar Lal, Hon’ble Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Power, Government of India also announced Bhubaneswar as the venue of 19th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference & Exhibition 2026.