In order to contain the spread of COVID-19, Minister of Transport Kailash Gahlot has constituted a task force to explore the options of contactless mobile ticketing in buses run by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
The move is taken with an aim to avoid physical contact between bus conductor and commuters during exchange of tickets and cash. Further, on the recommendations of the task force, DTC is conducting an actual trial of contactless mobile ticketing from 14 to 21 September.
“This trial will be conducted on 29 buses of route number 534. To publicize and popularize the contactless ticketing, posters and QR code have been affixed inside these buses explaining the mechanism to download the App and to buy mobile tickets,” the DTC said in a statement.
“The pink pass for women commuters can also be acquired from this App instead of paper pass. DTC checking teams have been deployed to physically inspect the trial in the 29 buses on route number 534 on all days of trial and get feedback from the commuters,” it said.