Vadodara event brings digital registration, QR entry & seating management to PM programme
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation is using a digital registration system via BookMyShow to manage attendance for an upcoming event featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The event will also see the inauguration of several major infrastructure and railway projects.
Why it matters
It demonstrates the integration of private digital ticketing platforms into government event management and public infrastructure development.
NEW DELHI: All seats for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s programme in Vadodara were booked within an hour after public registration opened on BookMyShow, in what the government described as a first-of-its-kind initiative.The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) used the private digital platform to manage free registrations for the programme scheduled for Tuesday. Once all seats were booked, registration was closed, while more than 42,000 additional applicants were placed on a waiting list.The registration system will also be used for digital entry at the venue. Registered participants will receive a digital M-Ticket through their BookMyShow account, carrying a secure live QR code for entry verification.The registration, verification, venue entry and seating process is being managed digitally, according to the press release.
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