North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC), which initially started digital payment through UPI on a pilot basis for buying bus tickets, has now extended it to all its 50 depots.
NWKRTC first launched the UPI payment service on buses of Hubballi Mofussil Division for encouraging digital payment and as a solution to the problem of giving back change in cash transactions and also, save time.
As the initiative was well received by the commuters, it was planned to extend the facility to all 50 depots and divisions of the transport corporation. And, on February 2, Tranport Minister Ramalinga Reddy formally launched UPI payment service in Gadag.
