Discover India with a single swipe card

Transport Policy (NUTP) to provide a common ticket for all types of public transport system, will soon become a reality in the state.

The CMC, similar to a credit card which functions as an e-purse, can be used in all modes of transport. Once introduced, one can travel across the country using a single card.

According to officials of Local Self-Government Department, the project will be implemented in the AC and non-AC low-floor buses in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi, which had been introduced under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme, in the first phase.

The detailed project report regarding the implementation of the scheme is being prepared by Kerala State Urban Development Project, Rajesh Kumar Singh, secretary of LSG Department, said.

As a first step towards implementing the project, card readers will be installed in JNNURM buses.

According to UTI Infrastructure Technology and Services Limited (UTIITSL), a Government of India undertaking based in Mumbai and the technical consultant of the scheme, the CMC will be based on contactless smart card technology.

?CMC will be similar to the credit card. Just swipe the card in the card readers installed in the buses and the amount will be automatically deducted,? Singh said.

As per the concept prepared by UTIITSL, the CMC is an approach to integrate tickets so as to enhance seamless connectivity, which is a major bottleneck in promoting the use of public transport in the country.

Apart from public transportation systems like buses, trains, metros, ferries, taxis, autorickshaws, there are plans to use CMC for other application or transactions like toll collection on national highways, retail payments, utility payments and parking at city parks.