Fadnavis asks transport department to use AI for road safety measures

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked the state transport department officials to increase the use of Artificial Intelligence AI in order to minimise road accidents reported news agency PTIMaharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis also directed them to enforce policies for scrapping all vehicles above 15 years of age a release issued by the Chief Ministers Office on Monday said reported PTIThe Maharashtra government has signed an agreement with Google it said adding the CM asked the transport department to increase the use of AI to strengthen the sectors security and sustainability using the agreementMaharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis reviewed the next 100day action plans for the transport ports and the state airport authority departments in a meeting at the Sahyadri guest house reported PTIHe emphasised the need for scrapping all vehicles older than 15 years both public and privateAs per the release more than 13000 outdated government vehicles will be scrapped and the state transport corporations buses older than 15 years will be replaced or retrofitted with the LNG Liquefied Natural Gas and CNG Compressed Natural Gas kits to improve performance reported PTIThe CM also outlined plans for the states electric vehicle EV policy which is set to be released within the next three years the release saidFadnavis also instructed the transport department to introduce bike taxi and maxi cab services to enhance urban mobilityHe stressed the importance of formulating Standard Operating Procedures SOPs to ensure the safety of buses especially in accidentprone ghat regions the release addedCM Devendra Fadnavis tells officials to set up Maharashtra Technical Textile Mission MSTDCMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday directed officials to take active steps to boost the states textile sector reported news agency PTIHe directed them to establish the Maharashtra Technical Textile Mission MTTM and Maharashtra State Textile Development Corporation MSTDC and also emphasised the states active participation in Bharat Tex 2025 scheduled to take place in New Delhi reported PTIThese announcements came during the CMs review of the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Rajs 100day action planThe CM called for inviting of Expressions of Interest EOIs to set up technical textile parks and also stressed on the importance of effectively implementing the Captive Market Scheme to support the local textile industry reported PTITo support handloom weavers Fadnavis directed the implementation of an oldage pension scheme to ensure social security officials saidUnder the Integrated and Sustainable Textile Policy 202328 he called for the development of Urban Haat centres to promote and support handloom artisans He also proposed collaborating with Prasar Bharati to broadcast the first episode of the traditional textile industry series Kargha an official said reported PTIThe Chief Minister stressed the importance of innovation and efficiency and instructed officials about the digitisation and automation of schemes within the textile departmentHe also encouraged the increased adoption of solar energy in spinning mills across the state the official saidWith inputs from PTI