ONDC To Power Digital Discoverability For Transport Operators In Kerala

ONDC on Monday announced that it will be supporting digital discoverability for transport operators and their services in Kerala through Kochi Open Mobility Network (KOMN).

Kochi Open Mobility Network (KOMN), is a pilot initiative by the Transport Department, Government of Kerala. It is implemented under the aegis of the Kochi Metropolitan Transport Authority (KMTA), with the support of FIDE (erstwhile Beckn) Foundation. 

After integrating with ONDC, KOMN will now expand to the whole of Kerala. 

With this development, users will be able to buy mobility in addition to grocery items and F&B on the network. 

In a statement, T. Koshy, MD & CEO, ONDC, said, “The launch of the Kerala Open Mobility Network as a part of ONDC takes us one step closer to our goal of democratising the digital ecosystem and being a single point of access for various services.”

The integration also represents another step towards single-window access to all goods and services. 

Kochi Open Mobility network (KOMN) was the first step towards establishing an open network of transport services in Kerala. Since its launch in 2021, KOMN has successfully combined several taxi associations and Kochi metro booking systems into an integrated solution on one network, using the open-source Beckn Protocols, which is also an underlying protocol of ONDC. 

KOMN integration on the ONDC network will enable digital discoverability for all transport operators and their services through any digital platform. This is unlike the current situation wherein each digital platform operates as a walled garden allowing interaction only between service providers and users who are part of that particular platform.