Go-India’ smart card scheme
Go-India’ smart card scheme has been
launched on pilot basis on two sectors i.e. New Delhi-Mumbai and New
Delhi-Howrah. At present, the Go-India smart card enables passengers to
pay for reserved and unreserved tickets. The smart card can be used at
nominated Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS)/Passenger Reservation System
(PRS) counters and at Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) on
these two sectors for issuing tickets. The salient features of the
Go-India smart card are as under:
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- Initially, the card can be get issued by paying minimum Rs.70/- where passenger will get Rs.20/- balance. After that, card can be recharged for Rs.20/- or in multiple of Rs.50/- upto Rs. 5000/-.
- Maximum limit on Go-India smart card is Rs.10,000/-.
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- Go-India smart card has life time validity. In case of no usage in six months from the date of last transaction, smart card will be temporarily deactivated which can be activated again by paying Rs.50/- as activation fee.
The scheme is intended to
reduce the transaction time at the booking counters for the convenience
of passengers as it facilitates cashless transaction.