The Delhi government will roll out its WhatsApp-based bus ticketing system in a couple of months, with the trial run for the project commencing in a fortnight, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said.
Also in the pipeline is the single-journey ticket system that will enable users to book autos, metro tickets, and bus tickets, he said.
“We have already tied up with WhatsApp for this initiative. There will be no digital money involved. Either you buy the NCMC card or the digital ticket. This will also give a huge push to digital money,” Gehlot said.
The government had recently in a statement said that an estimated 40 lakh people travel by buses in Delhi, and the number is expected to go up to 60 lakh by 2025. The minister said that the digital ticketing system will check pilferage and theft that is usually witnessed in the handling of cash.
