Question : COMMON MOBILITY CARD

(a) whether the Government has recently introduced a Common Mobility Card for use in Delhi Metro and other transportation purposes in the capital;

(b) if so, the details and salient features thereof;

(c) the response received by the Government so far;

(d) whether the Government proposes to extend the utility of the Common Mobility Card to other means of transportation throughout the country; and

(e) If so, the details thereof and the possibility explored by the Government in this regard?

THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMAL NATH)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.

STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 335 FOR ANSWER ON 4.9.2012 REGARDING COMMON MOBILITY CARD

(a): Yes, Madam.

(b): In pursuance of the advice of Government of India, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) has introduced Common Mobility Card namely “More Delhi” for metro rail and some feeder buses being operated by DMRC on trial basis. The salient features of the More Delhi Card are as under:

(i) It is a contactless smart card with logo of metro rail and bus printed on it.

(ii) Interoperability for passengers for the travel on DMRC feeder buses as well as metro rail.

(iii) Quick, Convenient and hassle free transactions during commute

(iv) Secure way to transact

(v) No issue of carrying cash

(vi) Available for sale at DMRC metro stations.

(c) DMRC has informed that the Card is running successfully and the user response has been encouraging till date.

(d) & (e): Yes, Madam. Government of India, Ministry of Urban Development launched the brand name, logo and design of the National Common Mobility Card on 6th December, 2011. The card has been named as “More” which is the Hindi terminology for our National bird “Peacock”. The main objective of the Card is to provide a convenient and seamless travel experience to commuters through a National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) valid across cities and modes of transport. This is a contact less smart card (a cash card) which is envisaged to be fare payment medium across different operators, different modes including parking, toll etc. in all the cities in India. The Ministry has engaged M/s. UTI Infrastructure Technology and Services Limited (UTIITSL), a Govt. of India company, as the technology aggregator and implementer of this National Common Mobility Card across India.