Rupesh Janve & Animesh Singh / New Delhi June 06, 2007
Increased use of pre-paid fare cards by commuters is expected to double the monthly revenue of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) from this category to Rs 32 crore.
The corporation is aiming to double the number of commuters—200,000 at present —who use these cards by offering discounts of up to Rs 130 per month. This includes a 50 per cent lower deposit fee of Rs 50 and a concession of 10 per cent on minimum monthly usage of Rs 800.
At present, 500,000 people travel by the Delhi Metro daily. Of these 200,000 use per-paid cards, generating around Rs 16 crore of revenue each month.
Metro officials said increased use of pre-paid cards would help in tackling the problem of handling thousands of tokens. “Commuters spend a lot of time in standing in queues to buy tokens. If they buy a pre-paid card, they can save time and travel conveniently,” said Anuj Dayal, the chief PRO of DMRC.
The corporation is aiming to attract more passengers by reducing the minimum recharge to Rs 50 from Rs 100. Thus, anyone planning to use a smart card would now have to shell out Rs 100 instead of Rs 200 earlier (Rs 100 deposit fee and Rs 100 minimum recharge).
Delhi Metro aims to double pre-paid revenue
Rupesh Janve & Animesh Singh / New Delhi Jun 06, 2007, 00:02 IST
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