More than 130,000 ordinary (blue — Note of 24.kg news agency) Tulpar cards have been distributed among points of sale, buses and trolleybuses since August 20, 2023. Bekzhan Akmatbekov, Media Relations Specialist of Tulpar project told 24.kg news agency.
He reminded of the problems due to the shortage of cards in the first days of introduction of cashless payment for travel in municipal public transport. Tulpar started working with a local company that produces 5,000 cards daily.
«In addition, we have ordered two large batches of travel cards. The first 150,000 will arrive by the end of September. The second batch is 200,000 cards. The terms of their delivery will be discussed after the first batch arrives,» Bekzhan Akmatbekov said.
He also said that more than 10,000 applications for Tulpar school cards have been received today. Now they are being processed by specialists. The term of production of such a card is 10 working days.
Recall, cash payment for travel in municipal public transport has been banned in the capital since August 20. The City Hall warned that drivers would be fired if they take cash. However, citizens report about the facts when the drivers continue to take cash in public transport.
