Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation

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Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
Native name
Karnataka Rajya Raste Sarige Nigama
Formerly
  • Mysore Government Road Transport Department (1948–1961)
  • Mysore State Road Transport Corporation (1961–1973)
Company type Public
Industry Public transport bus service
PredecessorMysore Government Road Transport Department
Founded
  • 12 September 1948(76 years ago) (1948-09-12);
    as Mysore Government Road Transport Department [1]
  • 1 August 1961(63 years ago) (1961-08-01);
    renamed as Mysore State Road Transport Corporation
  • 1 November 1973(51 years ago) (1973-11-01);
    renamed as Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
HeadquartersKSRTC Central Office, Sarige Sadana, Kengal Hanumanthaiah Road, Shantinagara, ,
Number of locations
Area served
Primary Base

Intrastate

Interstate

Key people
  • V. Anbukumar, IAS
    Managing Director
  • Ekroop Caur, IAS
    Secretary to Government (Budget & Resources), Department of Finance
  • N. V. Prasad, IAS
    Secretary to Government, Department of Transport
  • Prashant Kumar Mishra, IAS
    Director (P&V)
  • Paresh Kumar Goel, ISDE
    Director (Transport), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Central Govt. Representative
  • Girish C. Hosur, IFS
    Metropolitan Commissioner for BMRDA, Invitee (Official)
  • Ramalinga Reddy, MLA
    Minister for Transport & Muzrai, Government of Karnataka
  • S R Srinivasa (Vasu) , MLA
    Chairperson, KSRTC
Brands
  • Karnataka Sarige
  • Gramantara Sarige
  • Nagara Sarige
  • AC-Nagara Sarige
  • Samparka Sarige
  • Ashwameda Classic Class
  • Rajahamsa Executive Class
  • Pallakki Class
  • Airavat Class
  • Airavat Club Class
  • Airavat Club Class 2.0
  • Ambaari Class
  • Ambaari Dream Class
  • Ambaari Utsav Class
  • Flybus
  • EV-PowerPower+
Services Public transport
RevenueIncrease2.svg1,195,001 (US$14,000) lakhs per day [2]
Owner Government of Karnataka
Number of employees
Increase2.svg 34904 [2]  (2022)
Parent Department of Transport, Government of Karnataka
Divisions 1 bus station division

15 operating divisions

Bengaluru
Subsidiaries
Website Karnataka SRTC Main Website
All Karnataka's RTCs Ticket Reservation
Namma Cargo Logistics and Parcel Services
Footnotes /references
8113 buses serve 23.23 lakh passengers per day [2]

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation(KSRTC) is a state-owned public road transport corporation company in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves routes to 31 districts and as well as to towns and cities in the southern part of Karnataka and connects it to the rest of the state and the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa and the Union territory of Puducherry. In June 2021, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation KSRTC was awarded the acronym KSRTC by the Controller General of Patents Designs and Trade Marks, which is part of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India when Kerala filed a case against Karnataka SRTC in response to a legal notice by the Karnataka SRTC to stop using the acronym KSRTC. [3] [4] As of April 2024, it has a fleet strength of 8837 vehicles. [5]

Contents

History

Foundation

Mysore Government Road Transport Department was inaugurated on 12 September 1948 with 120 buses. [1] The transport department of The Mysore state administrated it until 1961.

Corporatization

It was subsequently converted into an independent corporation under Section 3 of the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950 on 1 August 1961, In 1961, after successfully converting into an independent corporation all assets and liabilities of MGRTD were transferred to Mysore State Road Transport Corporation. [1]

Merger

On 1 October 1961, Bangalore Transport Service was merged with it. [1]

Renaming

On 1 November 1973, the Mysore state was renamed as Karnataka, thus Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation.

Bifurcation

Services


Launched in 2003, It is an AC luxury bus service with 2+2 reclining semi-sleeper seats built on a bi-axle Volvo B7R (Old) or Volvo B8R (New) chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Dakshina Karnataka (Southern Karnataka).


Launched in 2004, It is an AC luxury bus service with 2+2 reclining seats built on a multi-axle Volvo B9R (Old) or Volvo B11R (New), Scania Metrolink and Mercedes-Benz 0 500 R 1830 chassis with a white livery. It is a long-distance service operating out of Dakshina Karnataka (Southern Karnataka). [8]


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Former services

'Shakti Scheme' Free Bus Service for women

'Shakti Scheme' was announced by the Second Siddaramaiah ministry on 2 June 2023. It started on 11 June 2023, providing free-of-charge bus service to Karnataka-domiciled women. Beneficiaries show their government-issued photo identity and address proof for the first three months. Bus conductors issue them zero-fare tickets. Thereafter, beneficiaries obtain Shakti smartcards (named after the name of the scheme) through an application submitted via the government's Seva Sindhu website. [15]

Terms and conditions of the scheme

Karnataka's Road Transport Undertakings

Namma Cargo Logistics and Parcel Services

Namma Cargo Logistics and Parcel Services was launched on 26 February 2021. It provides cargo and parcel services on the routes in which The KSRTC (Karnataka), NWKRTC and KKRTC buses travel. [16]

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  14. "Scania delivers first batch to KSRTC" . Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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