UPI Payments Will Soon be Available to Passengers to Buy Tickets in Mangalore City Buses: Click to Know

Passengers travelling in Mangalore via private city buses can soon buy tickets through unified payments interface (UPI) platforms. Dakshina Kannada District Bus Owners Association President Aziz Parthipady said the DKBOA which represents private city bus owners of Mangaluru, has been at the forefront of implementing digital initiatives. The Chalo Cashless cards introduced three years ago would be converted into DKBOA Student Cards as a part of the continued digital initiative.

The president informed that through DKBOA Student Card, the students would continue to get a 60% discount on the travel fare while the general public would get a 10% discount on the prepaid card. Under this system, students may buy passes for 40 or 50 trips between their places of residence and education. The cards would be provided free of cost to students from the DKBOA office at Milagres Building, City Light Building, and Sagar Tourists in Hampanakatte, Sai Mobile near Surathkal Bus Stand and Anu Mobile near Thokkottu Bus Stand.