One Nation One Card: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched One Nation One Card. One of the striking features about this card is that it would allow paying for travel on any mode of transportation.
In other words, the newly launched card is an amalgamation of all the smart cards used for different public transport services, it can be used for paying for any mode of travel across the country. It could be used by the commuters in PoS machines at ticket counters to get a ticket or just like a Metro Rail smart card directly.
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant told IANS “Several agencies are involved in this including Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, banks, and Urban Development Ministry. Huge amount of technology work has been done. We have had several rounds of meetings and all ministries are involved.”
The idea behind ‘One Nation One Card’ is that a person should be able to use the same card to travel in Mumbai as well as in a remote part of Uttar Pradesh, Amitabh Kant added.
PM Modi on his GUjarat visit, also inaugurated the first phase of the Ahmedabad Metro train service.
After inaugurating the 6.5 km stretch, connecting Vastral to Apparel park area here, Modi also took a ride on the metro.
Modi reached Vastral Gam metro station and inaugurated the first phase by unveiling a plaque and waving a green flag to the metro train and travelled in it for a short distance.
The Ahmedabad Metro first phase will be 40 km long, of which 6.5 km is underground and the remaining stretch is elevated.It has two corridors - one from Vastral to Thaltej Gam and the other from Gyaspur depot to Motera stadium.
The Union Cabinet had given approval for the Phase-2 of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project in February 2019. Phase-2 will be just over 28-km long.
The second phase will be from Motera cricket stadium to Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.
"These Metro Projects will not only add to connectivity, but will also reduce the travel time and enhance the ease of living substantially in the urban areas.
"It will provide comfortable and reliable public transport to the travellers especially in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar region, Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation said in a statement.
