{
  "id": 816663,
  "title": "Maharashtra: MSRTC Crosses Over 1 Crore NCMC Registrations; Smart Card Mandatory For Women And Senior Citizens From September 1",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/maharashtra-msrtc-crosses-over-1-crore-ncmc-registrations-smart-card",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T21:57:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-msrtc-crosses-over-1-crore-ncmc-registrations-smart-card-mandatory-for-women-and-senior-citizens-from-september-1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai, August 13, 2026: More than one crore passengers have registered for the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation’s (MSRTC) NCMC smart card, with over 64.91 lakh cards activated as of August 12. The card will become mandatory for women, senior citizens and Amrut senior citizens travelling on ST buses from September 1. According to MSRTC, 1,01,73,838 passengers have registered for the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}