{"id":27168,"date":"2024-10-11T04:17:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T22:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=27168"},"modified":"2025-04-08T07:37:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T02:07:02","slug":"humsafar-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/humsafar-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Humsafar Policy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Humsafar Policy:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a comprehensive initiative aimed at <strong>enhancing facilities along India\u2019s national highways.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The policy seeks to improve the <strong>convenience, safety, and comfort of highway travelers<\/strong> by providing a wide <strong>range of services at key locations<\/strong> along the road network.<\/li>\n<li>Under this policy, <strong>rest stop sequipped with<\/strong> essential amenities like <strong>clean washrooms<\/strong>, <strong>food courts, parking spaces<\/strong>, and <strong>first-aid services<\/strong> will be developed across major highways.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dedicated rooms for baby care<\/strong>, equipped with changing tables and other essentials, will be provided for families travelling with young children.<\/li>\n<li>It includes provisions for creating <strong>multi-utility spaces at regular intervals<\/strong> to cater to the diverse needs of travelers.\n<ul>\n<li>These spaces will <strong>feature fuel stations<\/strong>, electric vehicle (<strong>EV) charging points,<\/strong> convenience stores, and other roadside services that are expected to reduce driver fatigue and improve overall road safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dormitories<\/strong> will be introduced <strong>at fuel stations<\/strong> to provide <strong>short-term accommodation <\/strong>for truck drivers, travellers, and those requiring a rest break during long-distance travel.<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility will be a key focus, with <strong>wheelchair provisions<\/strong> made available for differently-abled travellers.<\/li>\n<li>The initiative also aims to promote sustainability by <strong>incorporating green technologies,<\/strong> such as solar-powered facilities and EV infrastructure, contributing to India&#8217;s environmental goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1<\/strong>: Which is the longest National Highway in India?<\/h3>\n<p>NH44, also known as the Old NH 7, is the longest national highway in India. It stretches for a whopping 3,745 kilometers (2,327 miles), connecting Srinagar in the northern tip of Jammu and Kashmir to Kanyakumari at the southernmost point of India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/india\/nitin-gadkari-launches-humsafar-policy-to-provide-wayside-amenities-3224351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nitin Gadkari launches Humsafar policy to provide wayside amenities<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humsafar Policy is a comprehensive initiative aimed at enhancing facilities along India\u2019s national highways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":27169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-27168","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}