Union Minister Nitin Gadkari highlights regular consultations are essential to ensure policy alignment, strengthen cooperative federalism, and deliver efficient, safe, and citizen-centric transport solutions nationwide.

• Annual Meeting of Transport Ministers of all States/UTs, chaired by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari (MoRTH), held in New Delhi on 8 January 2026, alongside a 2-day national workshop and the 43rd Transport Development Council (TDC) meeting at Bharat Mandapam.
• Reinforces that transport is a Concurrent List subject (Entry 35, List III) requiring continuous Centre-State coordination — a textbook case of cooperative federalism.
• Examinable as a current-affairs hook for road safety, Motor Vehicles Act regime, federal coordination mechanisms, and the Sustainable Development Goal 3.6 target of halving road deaths.