The Pink Card will probably be legitimate for a lifetime, making it simpler for ladies to make use of public transport anytime, with out restrictions, an official stated.
The ultimate choice on the date and process for the brand new initiative will probably be made in an upcoming assembly, the senior transport official instructed PTI.
The brand new initiative will exchange the earlier paper-based ticket system with the ‘Saheli Good Card', a everlasting, personalised journey cross that may enable feminine passengers to journey freely and conveniently on Delhi authorities buses, the official added.
He stated the cardboard registration is prone to start in October, enabling “Delhi's daughters and sisters to avail limitless free journey as a token of the federal government's dedication in direction of their welfare”.
The cardboard will even make public transport safer by eliminating the necessity for each day paper tickets, changing them with a safer and hassle-free good card.A key assembly is scheduled within the coming week to finalise the registration course of and different operational particulars. In the meantime, in July, an official had instructed PTI that the Saheli Good Card – a personalised journey cross carrying the holder's identify and {photograph} – could be launched to supply free bus rides to girls and transgender residents aged 12 and above on all DTC and Cluster buses, enabling identity-linked journey underneath the scheme.
The good card will probably be issued underneath the Nationwide Frequent Mobility Card (NCMC) framework. Not like the prevailing paper-based pink ticket system, the brand new good card will enable free journey solely on DTC and Cluster buses, whereas additionally supporting recharge and top-up performance to be used on different transit modes.
“To acquire the cardboard, candidates should be bona fide residents of Delhi, aged 12 years or above, and have legitimate proof of tackle. They have to register on-line by the DTC portal, choose a collaborating financial institution, and full full KYC verification on the chosen financial institution department,” the official stated.
As soon as the KYC course of is accomplished, the financial institution will dispatch the cardboard to the registered tackle. Required paperwork embrace Aadhaar card, PAN card, proof of residence in Delhi, passport-size {photograph}, and some other paperwork as per bank-specific KYC norms.
The Delhi authorities, in its communication to banks and monetary establishments, has invited Expressions of Curiosity (EoI) for facilitating the issuance of those playing cards, which it says will usher in a brand new period of secure, accessible, and paperless public transport for ladies and transgender people within the metropolis.
The official additional clarified that whereas the federal government won't cost commuters for the free journey profit, issuing banks might levy a nominal card issuance or upkeep charge as per their insurance policies.
In case the cardboard is misplaced, customers should report it to the issuing financial institution, which can present a alternative as per its phrases.
The cardboard will should be activated by the Computerized Fare Assortment System (AFCS) of DTC earlier than use. Although the cardboard can be utilized on different transit techniques after topping up, the free journey profit is restricted to DTC and Cluster buses underneath this scheme.
“No card will probably be issued immediately by DTC. Registration is totally on-line by the DTC portal, and playing cards are issued solely after full KYC verification by the chosen financial institution,” the official added.
The Delhi chief minister had beforehand criticised the previous pink ticket system, which was launched throughout the AAP authorities, claiming its susceptibility to corruption.
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