Webinar on Integrated digital fare collection for formal and informal public transit

Ms. Shreya Gadepalli, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) South Asia Programme Lead, led the session by welcoming the speakers, panellists, and participants and inviting Mr. Kunal Kumar IAS, Joint-Secretary, Smart Cities Mission (SCM), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to give the opening remarks.

The two presentations were by: Ms. Shreya Gadepalli on ‘Reforming Public Transport through Digital Fare Payment’; and Mr. Justin Coetzee, Founder & CEO of GoMetro on ‘Fare collection lessons from Africa - formal and informal transport reform’. The presentations were followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session, moderated by Ms. Shreya Gadepalli with Ms. D Thara IAS, Joint Secretary (A, L&E), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, Mr. Prasanna Patwardhan, President, Bus & Car Operators Confederation of India, and Mr. Nikhil Agarwal, Consultant, Transport Practice India, The World Bank, and Co-founder & ex-COO, Chalo as panellists.