Electronic Ticketing System for Public Transport Set to Launch by Year’s End- Ministry Secretary

Colombo (News 1st): Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and Highways Eng. Ranjith Ganganath Rubasinghe announced that an electronic ticketing system for public transport services, including trains, will be introduced by the end of this year.

Addressing the press briefing titled “Two Years of Progress and Advancement” held at the Presidential Media Centre yesterday (08), the Secretary noted that despite the economic crisis, the government has allocated Rs.390 billion over the past two years for road development projects initiated before 2022. 

Of this amount, Rs.300 billion has been paid to contractors, and Rs.90 billion has been used for debt repayment.