The shortage of Delhi Metro smart cards at some stations is due to reduced supply of semiconductor chips, officials said Thursday. “Due to shortage of necessary chip supply to the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) there is less supply of smart cards,” Delhi Metro tweeted, assuring commuters that efforts are being taken to restore services.
Over the past few days, metro commuters have complained about this issue – that smart cards are unavailable at stations like Rajiv Chowk, Barakhamba, Uttamnagar East, RK Ashram, Noida (sector 52), and Noida (sector 18).
“DMRC keeps around 20 days’ buffer stock. Recently, due to supply issue of semiconductor chips, some intermittent shortage of smart cards has been experienced at some stations,” Anuj Dayal, DMRC’s principal executive director of corporate communication, said.
