The Ministry of Urban Development is set to launch a 'Common Mobility Card' with which city people will be able to travel in various modes oftransport without having to queue up for tickets.
Sources said a prototype of the Common Mobility Card would be launched by Minister of Urban Development Kamal Nath on Tuesday.
The aim of the Common Mobility Card is that in the coming years passengers in various cities all accross country would be able to travel in buses, taxis, auto rickshaws and metros using the same card, officials said.
Though the Urban Development ministry has developed the card, it is up to the state governments and transport bodies to tie up with each other and implement the scheme.
Ministry officials said the card had been created so that it facilitates a standard specification for state transport bodies as they set up meters and fare collection system across different states.
"The card has been created so that various transport agencies as they set up there fare collection equipment use the standard specification of the common Mobility Cards. In the coming years, through tie-ups between various agencies, the same card would serve as a ticket for different modes of transport across cities," a source said.
The smartcard is also designed keeping in mind that calculation of different tariffs in different cities for different modes of public transport.
The card can also be used for paying toll tax and parking fees.
Through the common card, the ministry of Urban Development hopes to significantly reduce the costs of printing paper tickets and thus save on paper and printing expenses.
Sources said a prototype of the Common Mobility Card would be launched by Minister of Urban Development Kamal Nath on Tuesday.
The aim of the Common Mobility Card is that in the coming years passengers in various cities all accross country would be able to travel in buses, taxis, auto rickshaws and metros using the same card, officials said.
Though the Urban Development ministry has developed the card, it is up to the state governments and transport bodies to tie up with each other and implement the scheme.
Ministry officials said the card had been created so that it facilitates a standard specification for state transport bodies as they set up meters and fare collection system across different states.
"The card has been created so that various transport agencies as they set up there fare collection equipment use the standard specification of the common Mobility Cards. In the coming years, through tie-ups between various agencies, the same card would serve as a ticket for different modes of transport across cities," a source said.
The smartcard is also designed keeping in mind that calculation of different tariffs in different cities for different modes of public transport.
The card can also be used for paying toll tax and parking fees.
Through the common card, the ministry of Urban Development hopes to significantly reduce the costs of printing paper tickets and thus save on paper and printing expenses.
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