The National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) service was launched on the 23 km-long Delhi Metro Airport Express Line linking New Delhi to Dwarka Sector 21 by PM Modi on Monday, December 28.
The NCMC transport card allows passengers from anywhere in the country to use their NCMC-compliant RuPay debit card for travelling on the Delhi Metro’s Airport Express Line.
At the time of the launch, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dwelled on the mantra of ‘minimum government and maximum governance’ i.e. unification of systems and procedures to enhance the vision of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshth Bharat’.
The Prime Minister said that it is very important to provide the same standards and facilities for modernization. The pan-India level NCMC is a big step in this direction. With this card, commuters can use the card regardless of public transportation.
PM Modi said, “The inauguration of the first driverless metro train shows how fast India is moving towards smart systems. Today Delhi Metro is being connected to the National Common Mobility Card”.
National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) – All you need to know
-The National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) is an automatic fare collection system.
-On march 2019, with the tagline ‘One Nation One Card’ NCMC was launched in India.
-The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had set up the Nandan Nilekani committee who has flouted the idea of the NCMC.
-NCMC-compliant RuPay debit card can be used by the passengers from any part of the country for seamless travel.
-Shopping, banking transactions, among others across the country, this card can be used.
-By 2022, NCMC will become available on the entire Delhi Metro network.
-NCMC will allow passengers with RuPay debit cards, issued in the last 18 months by 23 banks to be swiped for Metro travel.
-All new metro, and transit payments should be made interoperable through NCMC.
– NCMC will allow entry and exit from metro stations with the help of a smartphone, known as the automatic fare collection (AFC) system.
-In the upcoming Delhi Metro Phase-IV project, the AFC system will fully accept NCMC.
