Now buy ticket using UPI in NWKRTC buses
The Hindu
To promote cashless transactions for bus tickets, the North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation launched UPI-based payments on a pilot basis on board its buses in Hubballi on Friday.
To promote cashless transactions for bus tickets, the North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) launched UPI-based payments on a pilot basis on board its buses in Hubballi on Friday.
The initiative has been taken by the Managing Director of NWKRTC S. Bharat, who is keen on promoting cashless transactions in buses as it would be more convenient to commuters.
The service has been launched on a pilot basis for the buses of Moffusil Depot-3 of Hubballi Division starting Friday.
With the launch of the new service, the passengers will be able to purchase tickets by scanning the QR code and making UPI payment. The service has been launched based on feedback by the passengers on improving the bus services.
On Friday, the service was launched on board the Hubballi-Belagavi route at the new KSRTC bus station on Gokul Road.
Arvind Achar, Ashok Patil, Siddanagouda Patil, Vinayak, and others were the first among the passengers to use the cashless service.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Traffic Manager Rajes Huddar said that the UPI payments would resolve the problem faced by conductors while returning change during cash transactions. This apart, it would also save time, he said.
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