20 December,2010 08:32 AM IST | | Mid Day Correspondent
With the installation of multi-service payment machines at 20 Metro stations across the city, commuters will be able to pay mobile phone bills or recharge phones on the move, an official said Sunday.
According to the Delhi Metro, the touch screen machines named 'Unipay' can be used by commuters by inserting currency notes in it.
"After selecting the desired service and service provider to either pay a bill or recharge a phone, the user can type his mobile number and proceed with the transaction by inserting the required money in the machine's designated slot," a DMRC official said.
The machine accepts currency notes up to the denomination of Rs.1,000 and generates a receipt after the transaction, added the official.
At Metro stations in Jahangirpuri, Dilshad Garden, Anand Vihar and Noida City Centre, the machines have been installed in areas which people can approach without paying a charge or buying a Metro ticket. The remaining 16 machines have been installed in those areas of stations where users would have to buy a ticket or pay a charge. These stations include Karol Bagh, Dwarka Sector 9, Rajiv Chowk, Kashmere Gate, Akshardham and Central Secretariat.
These machines will be installed in all 132 Metro stations within two months, said the official.
"In the coming months, users will also be able to use the machines to pay electricity and water bills, insurance premium and recharge direct to home service, book tickets for rail, air and cinema and avail tourist packages," the official said.
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| Passengers travelling on the Gurgaon line of the Metro again had a tough time on Sunday, thanks to the repair work being carried out on a part of the stretch by the DMRC. Passengers had to wait for more than an hour to board the trains and there were stampede-like situations at a few stations in Gurgaon. |
