Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has once again proposed a law to mandate using the sounds of Indian musical instrument as vehicle horns. Speaking at an event on Monday, Gadkari said that he aims to make vehicle horns across India more pleasant and hence the sounds of instruments like flute, tabla, violin, and harmonium would be a good idea.

“I am planning to make a law that horns of all vehicles should be in Indian musical instruments so that it is pleasant to hear. Flute, tabla, violin, harmonium,” Gadkari was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Similar proposal by Gadkari earlier

This is not the first time that Gadkari has proposed such a law in the country. In 2021, the minister had said he was planning to introduce a law to make sound of Indian musical instruments mandatory as a horn for vehicles.

India earning significant revenue from automobile exports

Gadkari also highlighted the strength of India’s automobile industry, noting that the country earns significant revenue from the export of two-wheelers and cars. He shared that the industry, valued at Rs 14 lakh crore in 2014, has now grown to Rs 22 lakh crore.

Furthermore, he announced that India has overtaken Japan to become the third-largest automobile market globally, after the United States and China.

Govt of India trying to reduce air pollution caused by transport sector

Gadkari also highlighted that the transport sector is responsible for 40% of the country’s air pollution. To combat this, the central government is actively promoting the adoption of green and biofuels such as methanol and ethanol for vehicles.