Pics: Spoorthi Ullal
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (RJP)
Mangaluru, Dec 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cashless dream has come true in city in at least auto rickshaw travel with 10 auto rickshaws installing Paytm facility on Tuesday December 6. Mangaluru becomes the first city in Karnataka to introduce this facility.
‘Tele Matrix for You’ company from Bengaluru has made this possible under the ‘Auto Empowerment’ plan. 200 auto rickshaws will be brought under the scheme very soon, it has been revealed. Kudla Souhardha Cooperative has rendered help for this project in city.
Every auto driver who has been registered for this facility is given a wallet number. The wallet number is displayed in front of the passenger seat. The passenger has to scan the wallet number from his mobile and enter the amount payable to the auto driver. Then the amount gets transferred to the bank account of auto driver. He will get the instant message in his mobile that the amount has been transferred. The passenger who pays the amount needs to have Paytm account. Paytm account can be opened with downloading the App. Amount from the bank account can be transferred to Paytm account anytime.
Auto rickshaws can install the facility at a private company in Kudroli. Already 200 auto rickshaws in city have installed GPS facility. These autos can also display advertisements which give them an additional income of Rs 1500.