nagpur now passengers travelling in maharashtra state road transport corporation msrtc buses can use debit cards credit cards and upi qr code facility to buy ticketsmsrtc vicechairman and managing director shekhar channe on wednesday issued 5000 androidbased ticketing machines in the state the msrtc has tied up with ebixcash mobility software limited and sbi for the projectin the first phase these machines have been issued to akola yavatmal buldhana chandrapur bhandara and latur divisions getting change was a big problem for the passengers now cards can be swiped to procure tickets channe saidin another development msrtc has also extended the smart card distribution scheme by another two months under the scheme the corporation is providing discounts from 25 to 100 on ticket fares to 29 categories of beneficiariesthe smart card is linked to the aadhaar card every st depot in the state is issuing smart card to senior citizens and other beneficiaries the scheme was to end on august 31 however considering the festival season the scheme has been extended till october 31 2022