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ITI Aayog and IRF to cooperate on ITS

The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) has signed an agreement with the International Road Federation to cooperate on intelligent transportation systems (ITS). They aim to develop a National ITS Policy covering traffic management, parking, enforcement, fleet management and monitoring, along with ITS innovation and education, with the objective of reducing urban traffic congestion.
September 25, 2017 Read time: 1 min

The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) has signed an agreement with the 2015 International Road Federation to cooperate on intelligent transportation systems (ITS). 

They aim to develop a National ITS Policy covering traffic management, parking, enforcement, fleet management and monitoring, along with ITS innovation and education, with the objective of reducing urban traffic congestion.

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