New Delhi:  Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, will preside over a meeting of transport ministers from every State and Union Territory today, April 17.

The meeting will offer  an opportunity to mull over a range of transport-related issues and find new and innovative solutions through mutual cooperation and consultation, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement.

In order to set upfuture-ready road transport in India, the Ministry claimed it has taken a number of steps to keep up with technology improvements, with safety and sustainability serving as the primary motivators of all such steps. The Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet Modernization Programme (V-VMP) was established to encourage the circular economy by recovering valuable raw materials from destroyed vehicles, according to the statement.

According to the Ministry, there is a lot of work being done to support renewable energy and decarbonization, including providing incentives for electric vehicles, encouraging the use of alternative fuels like hydrogen, ethanol blends, bio CNG, etc., building green motorways, and more.

"Several initiatives have been taken for road safety, including rules for the protection of good samaritans, rules for road safety audit and remedial/corrective measures, provision of safety features in vehicles, electronic monitoring & enforcement, setting up driver training institutes, etc" , it said.

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