A delegation from Samsung Data Systems (India) led by its General Manager Dongsun Choi and Project Director Yound IL Kim called on Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday.
The team made a presentation on the Central Clearing Housing Systems (CCHS) with specific reference to Hyderabad city. They apprised the Chief Minister that in various cities across the globe, there is provision for contactless card-based CCHS system with one payment method.
This helps their citizens for best convenience in public transportation such as Oyster card in UK, Octopus card in Hong Kong, Suica card in Japan. They said that these cards can make payment to various authorities of metros, buses, taxis as well as in the area of any retail shops.
They also mentioned that CCHS is one of the legacy systems for any metro city which will provide most convenience to all. Linking this, they said, smart cities could be better managed. The team further informed the Chief Minister about intelligent manufacturing, logistics, office, home, surveillance and smart education as part of smart city system.
Samsung is one of the world’s most admired companies and is widely recognised as an industry leader and an innovator.
Mr. Rao told the delegation to come up with specific proposals for Hyderabad city to make it a smart city and apply their experiences in a meaningful way. The Chief Minister advised them to have a meeting with City Police Commissioner for further discussions. It was agreed in principle to conduct a workshop shortly in this regard involving different stakeholders.
Principal Secretary to Chief Minister S. Narsing Rao, Additional Secretary to CM Smita Sabharwal and Special Secretary to Chief Minister Bhupal Reddy were present.
