Punjab Govt ties up with Ola for app to issue e-passes to farmers

Punjab Government has, in collaboration with OLA, developed a unique centralized automated logic-based technology platform for issuance of e-passes to the 17 lakh odd farmers in the State, along with online management and regulation of all trolleys and vehicular movement in the mandis.

The initiative has been adopted by the Punjab Mandi Board to launch an e-pass system with the help of Department of Governance Reforms and Public Grievances, in an effort to further streamline the procurement operations in the backdrop of the Covid-19 crisis.

The OLA app, installed on the mobile phones of the farmers, shall also alert them on the rush spots at the mandi gates to check overcrowding. App’s centralized dashboard, a unique initiative aligned to the social distancing guidelines of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, shall also give alerts on pass issuance, expiry and validation.