TRANCARD !!!

Arindam: Hello Viewers ! You are watching 'WINE WITH ARINDAM' in your favourite Royal Bengal Tigers (RBT) Channel. Today, we have with us Mr. Bilasrao Subramaniam, the Project Head of TRANCARD project; Mr. Rajendra Chandrasekharan, the strategist of Transport Department of India; and Mr. Krishnakant Rawat, the Lead Technical Researcher of UIDAI. All of you are welcome to our show. Please have a seat.

Bilasrao: Thank you. This studio looks like a VIP lounge itself and the setup is so homely.

Arindam: We also have some delicious dishes for you. In this year of 2017, the fishermen of Bengal has been able to catch a huge number of Hilsha fishes and the amount of sale of Hilsha fishes is also a record. So, please enjoy the Red Wine with Khichuri, Hilsha fry and Chaalta chaatni.

Krishnakant: I have tasted Sorshe baata Hilsha curry many a times in Bengal, but, this is the first time, I will enjoy Khichuri with Hilsha fry. Wow ! The taste of all the food items are just too delicious. The quality of this premium brand french red wine is good too !

Arindam: Thank you ! Tell us something about the TRANCARD please.

Krishnakant: TRANCARD means Transport Card. The Card can be swiped in the TRANCARD swiping machine installed in Buses, Cabs, Metro Rails, Jetty Boats and Trains. Bilasrao knows more about its technical details.

Bilasrao: For example, say, we issued a TRANCARD to Mr.X with a one time registration fee of Rs. 100/-. We will link the AADHAAR Card Number of Mr. X with the TRANCARD, provided the AADHAAR Card Number is linked with at least one Bank Account in the name of Mr. X. Say, Mr. X has boarded a bus from Place A to reach to Place B. The Bus Conductor will request Mr. X to swipe the TRANCARD in the TRANCARD swiping machine. After swiping the Card, the Bus Conductor will type in the screen of Computer Terminal, From 'Place A' To 'Place B'; the Computer Terminal will generate the ticket amount, e.g. say Rs. 10/-. Now, the Bus Conductor will request Mr. X to put fingerprint of any of his finger on the BHIM-AADHAAR POS machine and then that Rs. 10/- will automatically get deducted from Mr. X's Bank Account to TRANSPORT ACCOUNT. The Bus Conductor will issue the ticket slip generated from the POS machine to Mr. X.

Arindam: What is this TRANSPORT ACCOUNT ?

Rajendra: Say, for example, WBTC is a Transport organization in Bengal. There will be a TRANSPORT ACCOUNT in the name of 'WBTC' in Allahabad Bank. Whenever that Rs. 10/- gets deducted from Mr. X's account, then that Rs. 10/- will get deposited to 'WBTC' account automatically with a financial narration, where the BUS serial number will be mentioned. So, at the end of the day, the WBTC Computer Operator just needs to search by 'BUS Serial Number' in WBTC website to find out how much revenue that particular Bus has earned on that day. Based on the revenue amount, 10% of commission will be automatically transferred to the Salary Account of Bus Driver and Bus Conductor who were on duty in that Bus on that particular day.

Arindam: For Buses, Cabs and Jetty Boats; this strategy will work. But, what about the Trains and Metro Rails ? There will be a different strategy altogether.

Rajendra: For Metro Rails, you can avoid standing in queues of any Ticket Counter to buy a ticket to collect a plastic coin to enter into the platform, if you have a TRANCARD. At the entrance gate of all the Metro Stations, there will be TRANCARD swiping machines with BHIM-AADHAAR POS machine. Swipe the TRANCARD and provide the fingerprint to get the plastic coin from a coin vending machine attached to it and move towards the platform. For Trains, in every platform, there will a ticket kiosk, where you can buy tickets on your own by just swiping the TRANCARD. This will not be a difficult task for young generation people because already this system is in implementation in several railway platforms.

Arindam: What is the main purpose of implementing TRANCARD ?

Krishnakant: One reason is of course to move a step towards cashless economy. Secondly, by searching on our UIDAI website through AADHAAR Card Number, we can track and record each and every person's movement from one place to another. On the other hand, many businessmen are coming out of transport business due to huge losses. Even many transport organizations are suffering losses. The big reason behind it is that the Bus Conductors, Helpers and Drivers are eating a major percentage of revenues earned. That's why; implementation of TRANCARD with commission system to Bus employees will help to reduce the lower level corruption to increase the revenues of any Transport Organization or business.

Arindam: Thanks a lot for spending some time with us and for giving us some important information. Thanks to all of you. Viewers ! We will meet again in our next episode. Till then, take care of yourself and goodbye for now.