New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first-ever driverless train on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line and launched National Common Mobility Card on the Airport Express Line on Monday, via video conferencing.

“The inauguration of the first driverless metro train shows how fast India is moving towards smart systems. Today Delhi Metro is being connected to the National Common Mobility Card. A few decades ago, when the impact of urbanisation and the future of urbanisation were both clear, the country saw a different attitude,” said PM Modi. There was not much attention about the needs of the future, half-hearted work was done, confusion persisted, he added.

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Providing the same standards, facilities for modernization is very important; Common Mobility Card at national level is a major step in this direction; wherever you travel, whichever public transport you travel, this one card will give you integrated access: PM

We stressed on working in sync with local needs, widening of Make In India and usage of modern technology: PM

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