UPI LITE X (Offline) in Vande Bharat Trains

         Eagerly anticipating the opportunity to buy food onboard Vande Bharat Trains using the UPI LITE X (Offline) feature.

The UPI LITE X (Offline) functionality has been launched on the NPCI BHIM App, and now it's Indian Railways' turn to activate UPI Lite X for food transactions on Vande Bharat Trains. We should actively discourage the traditional cash payment method.

It's worth noting that passengers who initially didn't choose to include meals when booking their tickets can still purchase food while onboard Vande Bharat Trains.

Naturally, it's essential for the catering team to ensure they have an adequate supply of food items available on these trains.

Passengers who do not pre-purchase their meals will incur an additional charge of ₹50 if they choose to order food on the train, provided it is available.

 

Railway sources have indicated that there has been some confusion regarding the availability of food items on Vande Bharat trains. To address this, moving forward, passengers will receive SMS notifications about catering services at the time of booking and again 24 to 48 hours before their journey for confirmation.

 

Rail officials stated, "The SMS notifications will also include details about the meals and the portion sizes that will be served." Many passengers had previously expressed dissatisfaction, citing instances where they were served vegetarian breakfast despite having paid for a non-vegetarian option. This new system is aimed at enhancing transparency, ensuring that passengers are fully aware of what they are paying for.

 

Expanding upon the success of the UPI LITE feature, the RBI Governor has introduced UPI LITE X for offline payments, enabling consumers to make payments from any location, even in situations with limited or no internet connectivity.

This innovative product leverages Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.

This advancement greatly simplifies transactions, particularly in areas with unreliable connectivity, ensuring that money can be sent and received without interruptions when internet access is unavailable.

UPI Lite X extends its transaction capabilities to regions with connectivity challenges, such as underground stations and remote locales, distinguishing itself from both regular UPI and UPI Lite.

While regular UPI facilitates seamless money transfers between bank accounts regardless of the amount, UPI Lite is tailored for small payments.

UPI Lite X, on the other hand, surpasses both by enabling offline transactions in areas with poor or no connectivity.

To ensure the reliability and effectiveness of these offline transactions, it's crucial that the sender and receiver are in close proximity to each other—a sort of digital handshake between devices.

With UPI Lite X, users can initiate a one-time maximum payment of Rs. 500, making it a convenient solution for swift, small transactions.

While individual transactions through UPI Lite X are capped at Rs. 500, users still have the flexibility to make payments totaling up to Rs. 4,000 per day.

Let's highlight the distinctions between UPI Lite X, UPI, and UPI Lite:

01) UPI Lite functions as a payment solution utilizing the NPCI Common Library (CL) app, primarily designed for low-value transactions. On the other hand, UPI operates as a 24x7 instant payment system, facilitating real-time fund transfers between two bank accounts.

02) When utilizing UPI or UPI Lite, the recipient doesn't necessitate physical presence and can accept funds from anywhere within the country. Transactions can be executed by scanning a QR code or by using the recipient's UPI ID or linked phone number.

03) In contrast, UPI Lite X transactions necessitate both the sender's and receiver's devices to be in close proximity. These transactions employ NFC technology to transfer money between on-device wallets, eliminating the necessity for internet access.

 

 

Meanwhile, the newly introduced Vande Bharat trains are set to ply on several key routes across the country, including the Udaipur-Jaipur, Tirunelveli-Madurai-Chennai, Hyderabad-Bengaluru, Vijayawada-Chennai (via Renigunta), Patna-Howrah, Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram, Rourkela-Bhubaneswar-Puri, Ranchi-Howrah, and Jamnagar-Ahmedabad corridors.

 

These trains are poised to become the fastest means of transportation on their respective routes, promising time savings ranging from 30 minutes to three hours.

 

These nine Vande Bharat trains will significantly enhance connectivity across eleven states, namely Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand, and Gujarat.

 

Operational on specific routes, these Vande Bharat trains are designed to offer passengers the quickest travel experience possible.

 

Compared to the current fastest trains on these routes, the Rourkela-Bhubaneswar-Puri Vande Bharat Express and Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express will cut travel times by approximately 3 hours, the Hyderabad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express by over 2.5 hours, the Tirunelveli-Madurai-Chennai Vande Bharat Express by more than 2 hours, the Ranchi-Howrah Vande Bharat Express, Patna-Howrah Vande Bharat Express, and Jamnagar-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express by about 1 hour each, and the Udaipur-Jaipur Vande Bharat Express by approximately half an hour.

 

In accordance with the Prime Minister's vision to enhance connectivity to significant religious sites across the nation, the Rourkela-Bhubaneswar-Puri Vande Bharat Express and Tirunelveli-Madurai-Chennai Vande Bharat Express will connect important pilgrimage destinations like Puri and Madurai.

Additionally, the Vijayawada-Chennai Vande Bharat Express, operating via the Renigunta route, will offer connectivity to the Tirupati Pilgrimage Center.

  

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