IRF welcomes highways ministry’s move to install QR code on road projects

International Road Federation (IRF) on Monday welcomed highways minister Nitin Gadkari’s recent announcement to install QR code on every major road project for improving the quality of roads and termed it as a bold new transparency push and a major step towards participatory Governance.

IRF is a global road safety body working for better and safer roads worldwide. IRF president emeritus KK Kapila said the bold new transparency and visionary initiative to introduce QR codes for improving the quality and monitoring of Indian roads marks a significant milestone in the nation’s journey towards creating a more transparent, accountable and technology — driven infrastructure management system.