16 February 2021 11:22 am Views - 1631
The Government approved the resolution submitted by the Transport Minister for taking necessary measures for utilizing the online prepaid transit card for public transport, Co-Cabinet spokesman Udaya Gammanpila said.
He said the system will be implemented in the public transport sector as a solution to using money to buy tickets.
To explore this matter further, the Cabinet Ministers have appointed a monitoring committee comprising of representatives of relevant stakeholders to implement a project and to introduce an online pre-paid transit card to be used in the public transport buses and trains with the objective of circumventing inconveniences caused due to that, the Minister said.