Commuters in the Capital will soon get <g data-gr-id="24">exact</g> schedule, location and seat availability regarding DTC buses and details required to hire autorickshaws through a mobile app.
The app is part of many other initiatives being taken by the city government to streamline the public transport sector which include integrating bus, metro and autorickshaw services.
Around 40 lakh commuters travel by around 6,000 buses operated by Delhi Transport Corporation and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said <g data-gr-id="29">government</g> is planning a series of steps to improve the bus service.
“For making the city congestion and pollution-free, we need a better public transport system. Keeping this in mind, we have developed a mobile application through which commuters can get details of location, seat availability and schedule of DTC and Cluster buses plying in Delhi,” the Deputy Chief Minister told media.
He said <g data-gr-id="20">government</g> has decided to buy 10,000 buses and some of them will be procured through public-private- partnership.
To ensure commuting hassle-free, he said <g data-gr-id="27">government</g> is also planning to introduce a common card which can be used in Metro, buses, autorickshaws. He, however, did not elaborate much about it.
Explaining about the app, he said commuters waiting at bus shelters can check frequency, route details, <g data-gr-id="22">arrival</g> time of buses on their phone through the app.