India, Oct. 13 -- Passengers travelling on Haryana Roadways buses, including those commuting intercity from Gurugram and the remaining 22 districts, will soon be able to pay their fares using online payment methods, officials of the Department of State Transport (DST) said on Sunday.

The facility to accept ticket fares through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is likely to come into force by October 25 across all 24 depots, following a successful trial run ahead of Diwali, according to officials privy to the matter.

The move to digitise the existing ticketing machines aims to ease the burden on both commuters and conductors by eliminating the need for cash transactions and change. Officials said the new UPI feature in the electronic ...