Bhubaneswar: October 05: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today launched a Common City Payment Card System ‘The Odyssey City Card’ for Bhubaneswar. As a joint initiative of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited and ICICI Bank, the Card will facilitate Payment Transactions for Citizen Services across the City. The Services include Shopping, City Bus, Recreation, Parking, and Utility Payments like Property Tax. Chief Minister also launched My Odyssey Centers that will facilitate Payment Services for Citizens. A total of 325 Odyssey Centres will be opened out of which 25 was opened in the first phase.
Speaking on the occasion, at a launching ceremony organized at State Secretariat, Chief Minister said that, this Card System reflects the journey of the heritage city of Bhubaneswar into a modern urban centre and endeavor of Government to transform it into a Smart City through technology. Chief Minister further said that, this initiative would help in positioning Bhubaneswar as a premier Sports City during the upcoming Men’s Hockey World Cup.
The Odyssey Card was presented to the Chief Minister at the function. The meeting was attended by MLA Bijoy Mohanty, MLA Priyadarshi Mishra, BMC Mayor Anant Narayan Jena, Development Commissioner, Executive Director of ICICI Bank and senior officers of Government and BMC.
