CHENNAI: The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) has been conferred the ‘Award of Excellence in Urban Transport – City with the Best Public Transport System’ by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs at the Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Expo 2025 held in Gurugram on Sunday.

Union Minister Manohar Lal presented the award in the presence of senior officials, dignitaries and urban mobility experts.

The recognition, formally conveyed through a letter dated November 4to the Chief Secretary and the Managing Director of MTC, acknowledges Chennai’s progress in improving efficiency, accessibility and sustainability in urban transport.

MTC was recognised for a series of initiatives, including its extensive network of more than 660 routes, the Vidiyal Payanam scheme

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