Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on Monday launched a National Common Mobility Card (NCMC), which can be used to
make payments across public transport anywhere in the country, including Metro,
bus and suburban railways, for toll and parking, and for retail like any credit
or debit card.
The
card will function on the “One Nation One Card” model across the country,
according to officials from the Union ministry of urban affairs who have been
working on it since 2006, when it was envisaged as part of the National Urban
Transport Policy (NUTP).
Speaking at a public rally in
Ahmedabad, Modi also launched India’s first indigenously developed payment
ecosystem for transport, consisting of NCMC, an automatic fare-collection
system (AFC) called Sweekar, and a gate and card-reader system Swagat.
The three together will
enable the use of the national mobility card across the country without a
conflict with existing point-of-sale (PoS) machines, said an official from the
ministry who asked not to be named.
“This card runs on RuPay card
and it will eliminate all your travel related problems. In many times, we do
not have change to pay in cash while travelling in metro, bus or train, or for
toll and parking. To overcome this issue, an automatic fare collection system
was introduced.” PM Narendra Modi said
“Now, our dream of ‘one
nation one card’ has been realised. People can also withdraw money using this
common mobility card. This RuPay card can be used for travelling in metros in
any part of the country. In Simple terms, we have merged the RuPay card with the
mobility card” - PM Narendra Modi said
“It is a matter of pride that
this card, based on NCMC standards is compliant with the ‘Make in India’
initiative. The gate and reader prototype has been made by government owned
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). Translating hon’ble PM’s vision of One Nation
One Card it will work seamlessly across Metro, Bus rapid transit (BRT), city
bus, suburban rail, parking, toll etc. All Debit/Credit Cards will be NCMC
compliant,” Durga Shanker Mishra, secretary, ministry of urban affairs said.
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