Delhi launches pink card for women
The Delhi Government will launch a Pink National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) on Monday, aimed at providing free bus travel to women in the national Capital and enabling seamless access to multiple public transport systems through a single smart card.
The scheme will be formally launched by President Droupadi Murmu at a programme titled Sashakt Nari, Samriddh Delhi at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. At the same event, the President will also formally launch a scheme to provide two free LPG cylinders annually to all ration card-holding families in Delhi on the occasions of Holi and Diwali and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s flagship scheme Delhi Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana. Under the scheme, a total of INR 56,000 will now be deposited in stages in the name of the girl child, and with accrued interest, the maturity value is expected to exceed INR 1 lakh by the age of 21.
The Pink Card would allow women residents of Delhi to travel free of cost on Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses, while also being usable for paid travel on the Metro, Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) and other public transport services.
Around 50 centres, including District Magistrate and Sub-Divisional Magistrate offices and selected DTC locations, will be set up for card issuance. Minimal documentation will be required to ensure a simple and transparent process. Each card will be linked to the beneficiary’s mobile number and Aadhaar to verify age, gender and Delhi residency, it stated. The Pink Card will replace the existing paper-based pink tickets, offering touch-free travel, digital records of journeys and improved transparency in revenue accounting, it mentioned.
