Starting on Monday, the Delhi Metro will observe a “Smart Card Week” to promote the use of travel smart cards. A press release issued by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, DMRC, said that special counters will be set up in 20 metro stations that have the highest footfall to guide travellers and tourists about smart cards.A special team of customer relations assistants will brief the passengers on smart cards, a special ticket used for multiple journeys based on the value available on it, the release said.As part of the smart card week, the commuters will be encouraged to use smart cards to save time instead of standing in long queues to purchase tokens, to avail 10 per cent discount on every journey and for freedom of choice of originating and destination stations.The concept of 'Tourist Smart Card' will be explained to tourists travelling by the metro for unlimited rides for a single day and three-day period, it said.The stations where the counters will be set up include Chandni Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, Karol Bagh, Pragati Maidan, Uttam Nagar East, Saket, Noida City Centre and Kashmere Gate stations.The Delhi Metro will also rope in FM radio channels during the week to highlight the benefit of using smart cards.According to DMRC, presently, about 65 per cent of Metro commuters use smart cards every day, with about 12,000 such tickets being sold each day.