New Delhi, July 28 -- Emphasising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Atmanirbhar India mission, Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday launched the SBI-IRCTC credit card that offers a host of benefits to rail passengers.

"We are strongly committed in making Railways 'Atmanirbhar' in all the fields with 'Make in India' initiatives as envisaged by the Prime Minister. The IRCTC-SBI co-branded credit card is one of the many Make in India activities undertaken by the Railways," he said while launching the card.

Highlighting its safety features, the Minister said the card working on RuPay platform is equipped with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology whereby the users can expedite their transactions at the POS machines by just...