Pariksha Saathi19th Urban Mobility India Conference opens in Bhubaneswar on the theme 'Urban Accessibility and Liveability in Digital Age'
Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu inaugurated the 19th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Exhibition in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on 23 October 2026. The two-day conference (23-24 October), organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs through the Institute of Urban Transport (India) with the support of the Government of Odisha, has the theme 'Urban Accessibility and Liveability in Digital Age' and is being held in Bhubaneswar for the first time. UMI is the Ministry's annual initiative under the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP), 2006, held since 2008. The Minister said India's operational metro network has grown from 248 km in 2014 to over 1,185 km across 26 cities, with work under way on another 998 km. Around 1,500 delegates are expected and 28 exhibitors are taking part, and awards for 'Excellence/Best Practice Projects in Urban Transport' are to be presented at the close.
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Learning context
At the 17th Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibition, held at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, in October 2024, Bhubaneswar's Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) won the award for 'City with the Best Public Transport System', and Srinagar won 'City with the Best Non-Motorized Transport System'. Union Minister Manohar Lal also announced Gurugram, Haryana, as the venue of the 18th UMI Conference and Exhibition 2025.
Check yourself: which award did Bhubaneswar win at the 17th UMI in 2024, and where was that edition held?
City with the Best Public Transport System (for CRUT); at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.
Revision task: from this release, note the edition number, host city, dates and theme, the policy UMI comes under and its year, and the metro network figures; from the note, the 17th UMI's venue and the awards won by Bhubaneswar and Srinagar.
Test yourself
Which city hosted the 19th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Exhibition on 23-24 October 2026?
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Answer: Bhubaneswar
The 19th UMI Conference and Exhibition was held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on 23-24 October 2026 on the theme 'Urban Accessibility and Liveability in Digital Age' - the first time the conference was held there.
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