Bharat Electronics launches automatic fare collection system

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a defence public sector undertaking, presented SWAGAT, the Automatic Fare Collection Gating System.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the system on Monday as part of the inaugural of Phase I of the Ahmedabad Metro.

SWAGAT is an initiative steered by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in collaboration with BEL and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) with the support of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) and State Bank of India (SBI).

It is compliant with the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) ecosystem for hassle-free commute across the country. The fare collection system is the first indigenous system and the first ever outside the developed world. It can operate across all cities and all modes of transport to make ‘One Nation – One Card’ a reality.