South Central Railway introduces QR code payment facility at 35 parcel offices
To encourage cashless transactions and increase digital payments, South Central Railway (SCR) has introduced an additional facility for payment of charges through ‘QR code’ at 35 major parcel offices in railway stations across the six divisions of the zone.
Hyderabad: To encourage cashless transactions and increase digital payments, South Central Railway (SCR) has introduced an additional facility for payment of charges through ‘QR code’ at 35 major parcel offices in railway stations across the six divisions of the zone.
The parcel offices include at Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Warangal, Bidar, Kazipet, Lingampalli in Secunderabad Division; Kacheguda, Nizamabad in Hyderabad Division; Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Samalkot, Gudivada, Tenali, Gudur, Kakinada Town, Kakinada Port, Machilipatnam, Narsapur in Vijayawada Division; Cuddapah, Anantapur, Raichur, Dharmavaram, Tirupati, Guntakal, Renigunta, Dhone, Chittoor in Guntakal Division; Nandyal, Guntur in Guntur Division and others.
The facility of making payment through UPI by scanning ‘QR code’ has been enabled leveraging IT application of Parcel Management System (PMS). Accordingly, QR code display devices have been installed at the parcel offices and are integrated with the PMS system to enable payments by scanning the transaction specific QR code generated.
SCR General Manager Arun Kumar Jain said that the facility will reduce the overall time taken for completing the parcel booking transaction and avoid problems associated with cash payments. It will be a hassle-free, secure and convenient mode of payment for customers, he said.
