Delhi govt sets up 50 centres for ‘Pink Saheli’ cards; distribution from Tuesday | India News
New Delhi: The Delhi government has set up around 50 centers across the city to facilitate issuance of “Pink Saheli” cards and the distribution process will begin from Tuesday.The Pink National Common Mobility Card, launched by President Draupadi Murmu on Monday, will provide women and transgender persons with free bus travel and seamless access to multiple public transport systems through a single smart card, in line with the “One Country, One Card” initiative.According to a statement, around 50 centers including offices of district magistrates and sub-divisional magistrates along with selected Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) locations have been set up to issue the cards.“Distribution will be made at 50 centers from March 3 from 9 am to 5 pm,” DTC said in the statement.Each pink card will be linked with the beneficiary’s mobile number and Aadhaar to verify age, gender and Delhi residency, the statement said.The pink card will allow eligible women residents of Delhi to travel free on DTC buses and cluster buses and can also be used to pay on other public transport services. Delhi Metro and the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), enabling passengers to use one card throughout the system.The pink card will replace the current paper-based pink ticket, which will provide touch-free travel, digital travel records and improved transparency in revenue, accounting to make public transport more accessible, technology-driven and safer, while reducing the cost of daily commuting for women, the statement added.Three types of mobility cards will be issued under the program – pink for eligible women residents, blue for general commuters and orange for monthly-pass users. According to the statement, in the first phase, the pink and blue cards will be introduced, and the orange card will be introduced later.DTC has authorized Hindon Mercantile Limited (MufinPay) and Airtel Payments Bank Limited to issue the cards, the statement said, adding that the cards will be integrated with existing automated fare collection systems across the national capital’s public-transport network.Pink card will be given free of charge at government expense.There is also a dedicated Pink Saheli Card online portal which has a guide manual in Hindi for women.
