Indian Smart Card Market Report & Forecast: 2011-2016

2011-12-10
Published : Dec-2011

India, which has historically been lagging   behind the West and other major Asian countries in the use of smart cards, is currently at the threshold of a revolution. Smart cards are not only rapidly replacing paper and magnetic stripe cards wherever they are in use but have also started penetrating into sectors that had remained untapped so far.

Till recently, the telecom sector has been the only prominent user of smart cards in the country. The picture is now undergoing a radical change.  Driven by a number of public and private initiatives, the use of smart cards is getting more and more diversified. During 2011-2016, we expect smart cards to percolate into a number of other sectors such as credit/debit cards, financial inclusion, public distribution, healthcare, identity management, transportation etc.

IMARC’s new report entitled “Indian Smart Card Market Report & Forecast: 2011-2016” gives a deep insight into the Indian smart cards market. The research study serves as an analytical as well as a statistical tool to understand not only the market trends, structure, drivers and restraints but also the outlook of the market till 2016. This report aims to serve as an excellent guide for investors, researchers, consultants, marketing strategists, and all those who are planning to foray into Indian smart cards market in some form or the other.

What We Have Achieved in this Report

  • Comprehensive situation analysis of the Indian smart cards market and its dynamics.
  • Identifying all application segments/sub-segments and quantifying their current and future market potential.
  • Providing a robust long range value and volume forecast for all segments and sub-segments.
  • Providing an understanding of key drivers and restraints and their impact on current and future market scenario.

Smart Card Application Segments and Sub-segments Covered in this Report

  • Telecommunication
  • National Population Register Project
  • Public Distribution System
  • Credit / Debit Cards
  • Financial Inclusion
  • PAN Cards
  • Driving License
  • Vehicle Registration Certificates
  • Passports
  • Metro Rail Projects
  • Bus Projects
  • Indian Railways
  • Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna
  • Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme

Focus of the Analysis for Each Segment and Sub-segment

  • Segment/Sub-segment Overview
  • Smart Card Implementation Scenario
  • Historical and Future Smart Card Volume Demand
  • Historical and Future Smart Card Value Demand

Research Methodology

  • Initial Exploration of the Indian Smart Cards Market: Conducted primary and secondary market research to complement/enhance our current knowledge and to identify key market segments and sub-segments.
  • Qualitative Market Research: Interviewed various industry stakeholders to gain a comprehensive insight into all major segments and sub segments. This included understanding key metrics and events such as smart card requirements, current and future demand, implementation timelines, success and risk factors, costs, etc.
  • Quantifying the Current and Future Market Potential: Consolidated our results to quantify the value and volume potential of smart cards in each segment and sub-segment.
  • Validating Our Results: Collaborated with industry stakeholders to validate our results and findings.
  • Information Sources

Information has been gleaned from both primary and secondary sources:

  • Primary sources include industry surveys and face to face/telephone interviews with industry experts.
  • Secondary sources include proprietary databases and search engines. These sources include company websites and reports, books, trade journals, magazines, white papers, industry portals, government sources and access to more than 4000 paid databases.

Table Of Contents

1. Research Methodology & Market Definitions

2. Executive Summary

3. Why is the Indian Smart Card Market so Lucrative?
3.1 India’s Large Population Provides a Huge Consumer Base for Mass Market Applications
3.2 E-Governance Initiatives by the Central & State Governments to Create Huge Opportunities
3.3 Modernization of the Transportation Systems will Expand Smartcard Usage
3.4 Untapped Retail & Banking Sectors
3.5 Growth in the Country’s GSM Subscribers will Drive Demand in the Telecom Sector
3.6 Adoption of Smart Cards in Identity Management is Increasing

4. Challenges Faced by the Indian Smart Card Market
4.1 Technical & Bureaucratic Delays
4.2 Infrastructure Constraints
4.3 Limited Awareness
4.4 Declining Prices

5. Indian Smart Card Market Performance
5.1 Current Trends
5.2 Market Forecast

6. Market Analysis by Applications
6.1 Telecommunication
6.1.1 Overview
6.1.2 Smart Card Sales & Volume: Current Trends & Forecast
6.3 National Population Register
6.3.1 Overview
6.3.2 Smart Card Sales & Volume: Current Trends & Forecast
6.4 Financial Services
6.4.1 Credit/Debit Cards
6.4.1.1 Overview
6.4.1.2 Smart Card Sales & Volume: Current Trends & Forecast
6.4.2 Financial inclusion
6.4.2.1 Overview
6.4.2.2 Smart Card Sales & Volume: Current Trends & Forecast
6.4.3 PAN Cards
6.4.3.1 Overview
6.4.3.2 Smart Card Sales & Volume: Current Trends & Forecast
6.5 Travel Identity
6.5.1 E-Passports
6.5.1.1 Overview
6.5.1.2 Smart Card Sales & Volume: Current Trends & Forecast
6.5.2 Driving License
6.5.2.1 Overview
6.5.2.2 Smart Card Sales & Volume: Current Trends & Forecast
6.5.3 Registration Certificates
6.5.3.1 Overview
6.5.3.2 Smart Card Sales & Volume: Current Trends & Forecast
6.6 Automatic Fare Collection
6.6.1 Metro Rail Projects
6.6.1.1 Delhi Metro
6.6.1.2 Kolkata Metro
6.6.1.3 Bangalore Metro
6.6.1.4 Mumbai Metro
6.6.1.5 Hyderabad Metro
6.6.1.6 Chennai Metro
6.6.1.7 Other Metro Projects
6.6.2 Bus Transportation
6.6.2.1 Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transport System
6.6.2.2 BEST & NMMT
6.6.3 Indian Railways
6.7 Public Distribution Systems
6.7.1 Overview
6.7.2 Smart Card Sales & Volume: Current Trends & Forecast
6.8 Health Care
6.8.1 Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
6.8.1.1 Overview
6.8.1.2 Smart Card Sales & Volume: Current Trends & Forecast
6.8.2 Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme
6.8.2.1 Overview
6.8.2.2 Smart Card Sales & Volume: Current Trends & Forecast

7. About IMARC Group

List of Figures

Figure 3 1: India: Breakup of Cash & Electronic Transactions by Volume (in %), 2009-10
Figure 5 1: India: Smart Cards Market:  Smart Card Volumes, (in Millions), 2008 – 2010
Figure 5 2: India: Smart Cards Market:  Smart Card Values, (in Million INR), 2008 – 2010
Figure 5 3: India: Smart Cards Market:  Smart Card Volume Forecast, (in Millions), 2011-2016
Figure 5 4: India: Smart Cards Market:  Smart Card Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2011-2016
Figure 5 5: India:  Smart Cards Market Forecast:  Volume Breakup by Segment, (in %), 2011-2016
Figure 5 6: India:  Smart Cards Market Forecast:  Value Breakup by Segment, (in %), 2011-2016
Figure 6 1: India: Mobile Subscribers, (in Millions), 2005-2010
Figure 6 2: India: Telecom Sector:  Smart Card Volumes, (in Millions), 2005-2010
Figure 6 3 : India: Telecom Sector:  Smart Card Values, (in Million INR), 2005-2010
Figure 6 4: India: Telecom Sector:  Smart Card Volume Forecast, (in Millions), 2011-2016
Figure 6 5 : India: Telecom Sector:  Smart Card Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2011-2016
Figure 6 6 : India: Total & 18+ Population, (in Millions), 2010-2016
Figure 6 7 : India: National Population Register Project: Smart Card Volume Forecast (in Millions), 2013-2016
Figure 6 8 : India: National Population Register Project: Smart Card Value Forecast (in Million INR), 2013-2016
Figure 6 9: India: Credit & Debit Cards in Circulation, (in Millions), 2004-05 – 2010-11
Figure 6 10 : India: Credit & Debit Cards in Circulation Forecast, (in Millions), 2011-12 – 2016-17
Figure 6 11 : India: Banking Services: Smart Card Volume Forecast, (in Millions), 2010-2016
Figure 6 12 : India: Banking Services: Smart Card Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2010-2016
Figure 6 13 : India: Microfinance Customers, (in Millions), 2006-07 – 2010-11
Figure 6 14 : India: Microfinance Customers Forecast, (in Millions), 2011-12 – 2016-17
Figure 6 15 : India: Number of MGNREGA Job Cards Issued (in Millions), 2006-07 – 2010-11
Figure 6 16 : India: Financial Inclusion: Smart Card Volume Forecast, (in Millions), 2010 – 2016
Figure 6 17 : India: Financial Inclusion: Smart Card Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2010 – 2016
Figure 6 18 : India: PAN Cards: Smart Card Volume Forecast (in Millions), 2012-2016
Figure 6 19 : India: PAN Cards: Smart Card Value Forecast (in Million INR), 2012-2016
Figure 6 20 : India: E-Passports: Smart Card Volume Forecast, (in Millions), 2012-2016
Figure 6 21 : India: E-Passports: Smart Card Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2012-2016
Figure 6 22 : India: Driving License: Smart Card Volume Forecast (in Millions), 2010-2016
Figure 6 23 : India: Driving License: Smart Card Value Forecast (in Million INR), 2010-2016
Figure 6 24 : India: Vehicle Registration Certificates: Smart Card Volume Forecast (in Millions), 2010-2016
Figure 6 25 : India: Vehicle Registration Certificates: Smart Card Value Forecast (in Million INR), 2010-2016
Figure 6 26 : India: Delhi Metro Daily Passengers, (in Millions), 2010-2016
Figure 6 27 : India: Delhi Metro: Smart Card Volume Forecast, (in Millions), 2010-2016
Figure 6 28: India: Delhi Metro: Smart Card Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2010-2016
Figure 6 29 : India: Kolkata Metro Daily Passengers, (in Millions), 2010-2016
Figure 6 30 : India: Kolkata Metro:  Smart Card Volume Forecast, (in Millions), 2011-2016
Figure 6 31 : India: Kolkata Metro:  Smart Card Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2011-2016
Figure 6 32 : India: Bangalore/Namma Metro Daily Passengers, (in Millions), 2011-2016
Figure 6 33 : India: Bangalore Metro / Namma Metro:  Smart Card Volume Forecast, (in Millions), 2011-2016
Figure 6 34 : India: Bangalore Metro / Namma Metro:  Smart Card Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2011-2016
Figure 6 35 : India: Mumbai Metro Daily Passengers, (in Millions), 2012-2016
Figure 6 36: India:  Mumbai Metro:  Smart Card Volume Forecast, (in Millions), 2012-2016
Figure 6 37 : India: Mumbai Metro:  Smart Card Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2012-2016
Figure 6 38 : India: Hyderabad Metro Daily Passengers, (in Millions), 2013-2016
Figure 6 39 : India: Hyderabad Metro: Smart Card Volume Forecast (in Million), 2013-2016
Figure 6 40 : India: Hyderabad Metro: Smart Card Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2013-2016
Figure 6 41 : India: Chennai Metro Daily Passengers, (in Millions), 2013-2016
Figure 6 42 : India: Chennai Metro: Smart Cards Volume Forecast, (in Millions), 2013-2016
Figure 6 43 : India: Chennai Metro: Smart Cards Market Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2013-2016
Figure 6 44 : India: Ahmedabad BRTS Daily Passengers, (in 000s), 2011-2016
Figure 6 45 : India: Ahmedabad BRTS: Smart Cards Volume Forecast, (in 000s), 2012-2016
Figure 6 46 : India: Ahmedabad BRTS: Smart Cards Market Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2012-2016
Figure 6 47 : India: BEST & NMMT: Smart Cards Volume Forecast, (in Millions), 2011-2016
Figure 6 48 : India: BEST & NMMT: Smart Cards Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2011-2016
Figure 6 49 : India: Indian Railways: Smart Cards Volume Forecast, (in Millions), 2010-2016
Figure 6 50 : India: Indian Railways: Smart Cards Value Forecast, (in Million INR), 2010-2016
Figure 6 51 : India: Number of Ration Cards in Circulation, (in Millions), 2006-2010
Figure 6 52 : India: Ration Cards: Smart Card Volume Forecast (in Millions), 2011 to 2016
Figure 6 53 : India: Ration Cards: Smart Card Value Forecast (in Million INR), 2011 to 2016
Figure 6 54 : India: RSBY Project: Smart Card Volume (in Millions), 2008-2010
Figure 6 55 : India: RSBY Project: Smart Card Value (in Million INR), 2008-2010
Figure 6 56 : India: RSBY Project: Smart Card Volume Forecast (in Millions), 2011-2013
Figure 6 57 : India: RSBY Project: Smart Card Value Forecast (in Million INR), 2011-2013
Figure 6 58 : India: ECHS Project: Smart Card Volume (in 000s), 2003-2010
Figure 6 59 : India: ECHS Project: Smart Card Volume Forecast (in 000s), 2011-2016
Figure 6 60 : India: ECHS Project: Smart Card Value (in Million INR), 2003-2010
Figure 6 61 : India: ECHS Project: Smart Card Value Forecast (in Million INR), 2011-2016

List of Tables

Table 1 1: India: Smart Card Market Definitions
Table 2 1: India: Executive Summary: Smart Card Market Forecast: Volume Breakup by Segment (in Million), 2011-2016
Table 2 2: India: Executive Summary: Smart Card Market Forecast: Value Breakup by Segment (in Million INR), 2011-2016
Table 3 1: India: Population as a Driver of the Smart Cards Market
Table 3 2: India: E-Governance as a Driver of the Smart Cards Market
Table 3 3: India: Modernization of Transportation as a Driver of the Smart Cards Market
Table 4 1: India: Smart Card Projects That Have Faced Delays & Bureaucratic Hurdles
Table 5 1: India: Smart Card Market Forecast: Volume Breakup by Segment (in Million), 2011-2016
Table 5 2: India: Smart Card Market Forecast: Volume Breakup by Segment (in %), 2011-2016
Table 5 3: India: Smart Card Market Forecast: Value Breakup by Segment (in Million INR), 2011-
Table 5 4: India: Smart Card Market Forecast: Value Breakup by Segment (in %), 2011-2016
Table 6 1 : India: Number and Type of PAN Cards Issued Forecast, (in Millions), 2010-2016
Table 6 2 : India: Number and Type of Passports Issued, (in Millions), 2007-2010
Table 6 3 : India: Number and Type of Passport Issued Forecast, (in Millions), 2011-2016
Table 6 4: India: Other Metro Projects

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