E-pass launched to give easy mobility to fully vaccinated people. While they can skip the queue at BMC kiosks at stations, season tickets have to be bought from counters
With the e-pass one can directly approach the season ticket counter. Pic/Sameer Markande
Handing more freedom to the fully vaccinated citizens to move around in the city, the government launched an e-pass on Thursday. With this digital document, commuters will be able to avoid the queues at railway stations to get their vaccination certificates verified though they will have to visit the counters to buy season tickets. The e-pass will act as proof of vaccination with a photograph of a person, something the CoWIN platform doesn’t provide.
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However, the e-pass will be given to people only after 14 days of receiving the second dose. With a photo of the holder on it, the e-passes can be used to access establishments like malls without much hassle.
Earlier, such a facility was available only for essential workers under the government’s ‘Universal Travel Pass’ system. It has now been extended to common citizens. The link—https:/ / epassmsdma.mahait.org—will be available on all web browsers.
“The introduction of the offline verification process at railway stations along with the e-pass system will make it easy for all eligible citizens to travel on suburban trains from August 15. The BMC appeals to citizens not to crowd at railway stations,” said a BMC official.
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No of days one must wait after 2nd dose for e-pass
Get your mobility e-pass
. Visit the Universal Travel Pass portal on https://epassmsdma.mahait.org and click on ‘Travel Pass for vaccinated citizens’ tab on the home page
. After submitting the mobile number registered for vaccinations and OTP (One Time Password), details like beneficiary name, mobile number and beneficiary reference number will show
. Click on the ‘Generate Pass’ option and upload your photograph via ‘Self Image’ link/icon
. A message will appear stating that the applicant will receive a link in 48 hours via SMS. Once the link is received, the e-pass can be saved in one’s mobile gallery
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