North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation

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North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation
Native name
Vāyavya Karnāṭaka Raste Sārige Nigama
Romanized name
Vāyavya Karnāṭaka Raste Sārige Nigama
Company type Public
Industry Public transport bus service
PredecessorPart of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
FoundedNovember 1, 1997;26 years ago (1997-11-01)
HeadquartersNWRTC Central Office, Sarige Sadana, Gokul Road, Industrial Estate,, ,
Number of locations
  • 51 Depots
  • 174 Bus Stations
  • NWKRTC Central Office, Hubli
  • Regional Workshop, Hubli
  • Regional Training Institute, Hubli
Area served
Primary Base

Intrastate

Interstate

Key people
  • Bharath. S, IAS
    Managing Director
  • Nitish. K, IAS
    Deputy Secretary (Budget & Resources), Department of Finance
  • N. V. Prasad, IAS
    Secretary to Government, Department of Transport
  • Paresh Kumar Goel, ISDE
    Director (Transport), Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Central Govt. Representative
  • Ramalinga Reddy, MLA
    Chairperson, NWKRTC & Minister for Transport & Muzrai, Government of Karnataka
Brands
  • Vayavya Karnataka Sarige
  • Vayavya Gramantara Sarige
  • Vayavya Nagara Sarige
  • Rajahamsa Executive Class
  • Non-AC Sleeper Class
  • Airavat Club Class
  • Ambaari Class
Services Public transport
Owner Government of Karnataka
Number of employees
21633
Parent Department of Transport, Government of Karnataka
Divisions 9 Divisions
Website NWKRTC Main Website
All Karnataka's RTCs Ticket Reservation
Namma Cargo Logistics and Parcel Services
Footnotes /references
4813 buses serve 22 lakh passengers per day

The North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation - (NWKRTC), is a state-owned public road transport corporation in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka. It serves routes to towns and cities in the Northwestern part of Karnataka except Bijapur district and connects it to the rest of the state and the states of Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa.

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History

Foundation

Mysore Government Road Transport Department was inaugurated on 12 September 1948 with 120 buses. [1] The transport department of The Mysore state administered 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, renaming it Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation.

Bifurcation

This left the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation to serve the Southern part of Karnataka.

Services

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 domicile women. Beneficiaries show their government-issued photo identity and address proof for the first three months. Bus conductors will issue them zero-fare tickets Thereafter, beneficiaries will have to obtain Shakti smartcards (named after the name of the scheme) through an application process on the government's Seva Sindhu website. [6]

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, NWKRTC and KKRTC buses travel. [7]

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