Commuters Demands to make Aadhaar valid for smart cards in Aqua Line Metro

Greater Noida (21/1/2019) : Resident of Noida and Greater Noida are eagerly waiting for the proposed launch of Aqua Line metro on January 25 but they are also worried about the availability of smart cards!

The smart cards, which are being prepared by the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC), will be provided to those who have Voter ID, Driving License or Passport as proofs. Interestingly, the Aadhaar card is not on the list! This will surely make the journey of commuters difficult because a majority of them now have Aadhaar as their ‘all-purpose’ proof and not having any of the above-mentioned IDs will compel them to stand in queues to get the tokens and board the metro, further delaying their travel time.

So concerning the seriousness of the issue, the commuters demand the metro authority concerned to make Aadhaar valid too, so that they can travel through Aqua Line without any problem.

According to the official sources, the NMRC has been in talks with State Bank of India (SBI) regarding the matter but latter the authorities of the bank clarified that they will make these smart cards valid only after getting permission from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).