The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India, is organizing the 18th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Exhibition 2025 with the theme "Urban Development and Mobility Nexus". The event will be held from November 7th to 9th, 2025 in Gurugram, Haryana. It is organized through the Institute of Urban Transport (India) with the support of the Government of Haryana and Gurugram Metro Rail Ltd. (GMRL).
The event will feature eight technical sessions, eight roundtables, and two plenary sessions, including national and international experts. The conference will be inaugurated by Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal on November 7th, 2025.
The UMI Conference and Exhibition is chaired by Shri Jaideep, Officer on Special Duty (Urban Transport), and Dr. Chander Shekhar Khare, Managing Director, Gurugram Metro Rail Ltd. The vision is to identify practical and scalable solutions for improving urban mobility, reducing travel time and costs for citizens.
Key Entities Referenced
Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Exhibition: Annual conference and exhibition focused on urban transport and mobility issues.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA): The central ministry responsible for organizing the Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibition.
National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP), 2006: A national policy emphasizing the development of capabilities at the State and City levels to address challenges in urban transport.
Gurugram, Haryana: Location of the Curtain Raiser event and main conference.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal to inaugurate
Urban Mobility India Conference and Exhibition
on 7th November 2025
Posted On: 06 NOV 2025 6:13PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India, organized the Curtain
Raiser event for the 18th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Exhibition 2025 today in
Gurugram, Haryana with the theme of “Urban Development and Mobility Nexus”. The UMI
Conference and Exhibition is chaired by Shri Jaideep, Officer on Special Duty (Urban Transport), Dr.
Chander Shekhar Khare, Managing Director, Gurugram Metro Rail Ltd., and other senior officials.
Speaking at the Curtain Raiser, Shri Jaideep, highlighted the focus of this year’s event on enhancing
urban mobility through integrated planning and sustainable transport solutions. He recalled that the
National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP), 2006 lays strong emphasis on developing capabilities at the
State and City levels to address emerging challenges in urban transport and promote equitable and
sustainable systems for all sections of society.
Shri Jaideep added that the three-day event will include eight technical sessions, eight roundtables,
and two plenary sessions, featuring participation from national and international experts. These
deliberations will contribute to evidence-based policymaking and the advancement of sustainable
mobility solutions.
Shri Jaideep informed that the main conference and exhibition will be held from 7th to 9th November
2025, organized through the Institute of Urban Transport (India) with the support of the Government
of Haryana and Gurugram Metro Rail Ltd. (GMRL). The exhibition, an integral part of the
Conference, will be inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar
Lal, on 7th November 2025, and will continue for all three days.Dr. Chander Shekhar Khare, in his concluding remarks, stated that the vision behind this conference is
to identify practical and scalable solutions for improving urban mobility, thereby reducing travel time
and costs for citizens.
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