[DEC] National Common Mobility Card (NCMC)

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

Dubbed as ‘One Nation One Card’, the inter-operable transport card would allow the holders to pay for their bus travel, toll taxes, parking charges, retail shopping and even withdraw money.
[BUS ; METRO ; RAILWAY TRAVEL ; TOLL ; PARKING ; SHOP ; WITHDRAW MONEY -> ONE NATION ONE CARD]

Question 2

Put forth by which committee?

Answer 2

The idea was floated by the Nandan Nilekani committee set up by the Reserve Bank of India.
[NANDAN NILEKANI -> SET BY RBI]

Question 3

Working?

Answer 3

-automatic fare collection system.

-will turn smartphones into an inter-operable transport card that commuters can use eventually to pay for Metro, bus and suburban railways services.
[SMARTPHONE LA CARD SARKHA VAPARATA YEIL -> EVEN OFFLINE]

-stored value on card supports offline transaction across all travel needs with minimal financial risk to involved stakeholders.

Question 4

WHICH MINISTRY

Answer 4

Ministry of housing & urban affairs brought to the fore the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) to enable seamless travel by different metros and other transport systems across the country besides retail shopping and purchases.
[BY HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS MINISTRY]

Question 5

RUNS ON WHAT?

Answer 5

-runs on RuPay card.

[RUNS ON RUPAY]