The Transport department plans to launch the common mobility card scheme on a pilot basis, with the use of metro smart cards for travelling in 200 Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses. For the purpose, the ETMs used presently in the buses for ticket dispensing are to be fitted with the specialised chips known as Secure Access Modules (SAMs), said a Transport department official. The government is keen to extend the DMRC's smart card for cluster buses to achieve the goal of a common mobility card. By extending the DMRC's smart card for cluster buses, the commuter will be able to pay the fare using the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's smart card, says the proposal paper released by the Transport department. The department has planned to facilitate travel on all its buses with the use of the Metro smart card by the end of the year.

Source: dna August 12, 2017 18:33 UTC