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Single smart card for different modes of transport launched
Tuesday December 06, 2011 07:23:05 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The national
Common Mobility Card that will soon allow seamless and convenient
public travel across different modes of transport, including
trains and buses, was launched here Tuesday.
The rechargeable pre-paid card, named More, works on the same
principle as the Delhi Metro card and was launched by Urban
Development Minister Kamal Nath at the Urban Mobility India (UMI)
conference-cum-exhibition here.
According to the ministry, More can be used on various modes of
transportation like metro, bus, train, taxi and ferry. It can also
be used to pay toll across the country.
"The challenges of resource crunch and service delivery have to be
met, to provide better transportation methods for the growing
urban population. Development has to precede growth," Kamal Nath
said.
The implementation will be partly funded by central government
under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM)
scheme.
"The card would benefit public transport organisations by
significantly increasing overall efficiency, providing control and
better management of tariff structure, reducing cash handling and
hence lesser pilferage and fraud," said Sanjeev Kumar Lohia,
officer on special duty (urban transport) in the urban development
ministry.
As per the ministry, an agreement has been signed with Jaipur
while negotiations with civic agencies in Karnataka, Bangalore and
Bhopal to get on board are at an advanced stage.
"We are in talks with DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corp) and DTC (Delhi
Transport Corp) and will soon rope in the private operators as
well," added Lohia.
The UMI is an annual event of the urban development ministry to
provide a platform for exchanging information and ideas on
sustainable mobility.
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