Carrying half a dozen playing cards in a handbag or pockets, after which paying particular payments – the effort of discovering a specific card – will quickly be over. A card is coming quickly – with which you’ll be able to pay every kind of payments. Residents of Dhaka can reap the benefits of this single cost system; By this, the whole lot from utility payments, street and bridge tolls, and grocery store procuring to pupil wage funds – all could be accomplished by means of one card.
The title of this versatile card is ‘Fast Move’. It will also be used to pay payments for varied authorities providers. Prospects can recharge the cardboard from their debit and bank cards and Cellular Monetary Providers (MFS) accounts.
The federal government is planning to introduce a sensible ticketing system within the nation’s public transport community, beneath which it has tried to extend the usage of speedy passes. 5 years in the past this good card was launched in Dhaka in a restricted scale.
A gathering of the Street Transport and Highways Secretary and senior transport officers of the federal government has determined to transform the Fast Move into an all-inclusive good card. By this cross, passengers can seamlessly pay all varieties of fares throughout the nation for all present transport providers together with Mass Fast Transit (MRT), Bus Fast Transit (BRT), BRTC buses, all private and non-private buses, sea transport and trains.
Fast Move is a fare cost facility by means of a sensible card; Which is at the moment being utilized by the passengers of Dhaka Metrorail. Fast Move can even be launched for Bus Fast Transit (BRT) and BRTC buses from October this yr.
On this regard, Street Transport and Highways Division Secretary ABM Amin Ullah Noori advised TBS that this speedy cross has been piloted in Metrorail and BRT. Now Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Company (BIWTC), Railways and different sectors shall be launched.
The primary goal of launching ‘One Card or Fast Card for All Transport’ is – to save lots of public time by enabling cashless transactions. In addition to guaranteeing hassle-free journey. Apart from, it additionally goals to extend the federal government’s revenue collection by guaranteeing transparency and orderliness in public transport – added Noori.
He additionally mentioned, ‘For this, directions have been given to all organizations. Apart from, personal transport can even be included in it. For that reason, discussions are being held with these involved.’
Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) will coordinate these actions. Initially, the Fast Move could be collected by depositing Tk. 400 together with the cardholder’s title and cellular quantity at sure branches of DTCA’s Clearing Financial institution – Dutch Bangla Financial institution. Later it may be accomplished from all branches. 66 thousand 180 individuals have taken this card in Dhaka until July this yr. Prospects of this card are growing on the fee of 20 % each month.
The Ministry of Street Transport says that this computerized system will guarantee assortment of transport fares. On the similar time, it can generate origin and vacation spot (Origin-Vacation spot or OD) information, which can be utilized for sensible strategic city transport planning.
A senior official of the Road Transport and Highways Department, who didn’t wish to be named, advised TBS that the federal government believes that one of many elements of a sensible Bangladesh is a brilliant transport system. That’s the reason the second assembly of the Government Committee concerning Sensible Bangladesh Job Pressure has determined to introduce such a card. This initiative has been taken in view of that.
The involved officers mentioned that the Fast Move initiative has been happening for just a few years. For this, a Transport Clearing Home was arrange beneath a venture run by DTCA. The venture goals to introduce an automatic fare assortment system and coordinate the fare assortment system with it. Underneath this venture, BRTC, HR Transport, Dhaka Chaka and Omama bus providers have been piloted by means of Fast Move fare assortment and settlement.
The second section of this venture titled ‘Institution of Clearing Home for Integrating Ticketing System in Dhaka Metropolis and Adjoining Districts’ is at the moment being applied by DTCA. The venture is anticipated to be accomplished by June subsequent yr. The price of the second section is about Tk 83 crore. Of this, the federal government is giving Tk 54 crore for infrastructure and community and JICA is giving Tk 29 crore – which shall be used as consultancy charges.
The inclusion of Metrorail Line-6 as the primary Public Transport Operator (PTO) with the Clearing Home system has already been accomplished. Metrorail Line-6 fare assortment and settlement by means of Fast Move.
Clearing Home (Second Part) Undertaking Director Mamunur Rahman advised TBS, Clearing Home has been established by means of the primary section of this venture. Dutch Bangla Financial institution has been appointed because the clearing financial institution. Now the second section is occurring.
The place to get Fast Move
For now, clients can acquire this card from Dutch Bangla Financial institution branches and DTCA places of work. The venture director mentioned that efforts are being made in order that the general public can simply acquire these playing cards. That’s the reason work is occurring to problem this card from all banks together with state-owned banks.
Find out how to use the cardboard
There shall be provision to punch (contact or faucet) this card on the counter of bus, prepare, launch. Apart from, the transports can have particular units, the place passengers pays their very own fare and acquire the receipt by mentioning the vacation spot.
This card needs to be used each throughout boarding and alighting of the transport. In any other case the cardboard can’t be used for subsequent journeys.
The quantity routinely deducted from the cardboard shall be deposited within the clearing home. Undertaking Director Mamunur Rahman mentioned that on the finish of the week, how a lot cash has been collected by means of any transport shall be calculated and given to the proprietor or authority of the respective transport.
What else shall be accomplished beneath the venture?
A most of 1,000 bus validators shall be supplied for bus providers on this clearing home. The worth of those units is estimated at a most of 1,300 {dollars}. The hire shall be settled and distributed by means of the clearing home. For this, the general public transport administration companies (Bangladesh Railways, RDH, BRTC, BBA and DMP) ought to be a part of the clearing home system.
The street division thinks that if the metro rail from Uttara to Kamalapur begins, by subsequent December, 4 lakh 83 thousand individuals will journey by this contemporary transport each day. Final June, a median of 77,000 individuals traveled by metro rail each day.
