For providing easy and better transport facilities to denizens of Raipur, the Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) has started distribution of RNNTl (Raipur Nagar Nigam Transport limited) smart cards.
RMC Commissioner Avnish Kumar Sharan handed over cards RNNTl smart cards to two persons here to inaugurate the facility, officials said on Thursday.
The Commissioner handed over cards of Rs500 each to two persons at the city bus depot premises in Amanaka.
RNNTl in-charge Badri Chandrakar informed that the commuters by paying Rs100 can get these cards and could travel up to the fare of Rs130.
The scheme would be beneficial for lots of people as earlier daily commuters used to take tickets of Rs100. Now on, the same fare will get benefits of Rs130 on opting for smart cards.
“Basically, we are giving 30 per cent off on cards,” Chandrakar remarked. The RNNTl smart cards would be sold in the Amanaka bus depot during office hours, he said.