PEPSU Road Transport Corporation

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PEPSU Road Transport Corporation
Parent Government of Punjab
Founded16 October 1956 (1956-10-16)
HeadquartersNabha Road, Patiala, Punjab, India
Service area North India
Service typeExpress, Rocket Service, Rocket Premium
Depots9
Fleet931
Fuel typeDiesel
Managing Director Dr. Bhupinder Pal Singh I.A.S.
Website www.pepsurtc.com
Construction of Buses by workers in the PEPSU (PRTC) Workshop, c.1960s. Panjab Digital Library. PEPSU PRTC by Panjab Digital Library.jpg
Construction of Buses by workers in the PEPSU (PRTC) Workshop, c.1960s. Panjab Digital Library.
PRTC Bus Station at Budhlada, Mansa, Punjab PRTC Bus Station at Budhlada, Mansa, Punjab.jpg
PRTC Bus Station at Budhlada, Mansa, Punjab
PRTC Bus terminus at Zirakpur, Mohali. PRTC Bus Terminus - Zirakpur - Mohali 2016-08-08 9153.JPG
PRTC Bus terminus at Zirakpur, Mohali.

PEPSU Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) is a bus operator in Punjab state of India. It is a state-run corporation, with headquarters in Patiala. The company was originally formed as the Road Transport Corporation of the state of PEPSU, but when that state was merged into Punjab, it became the Road Transport Corporation for the whole of Punjab. In 1966, when Haryana and Himachal were carved out of Punjab, they formed their own Road Transport Companies.

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History and operations

The PRTC in Patiala was established on 16 October 1956 under the provision of the Road Transport Corporations Act 1950, in order to provide efficient, adequate, economic and properly co-ordinated road transport services in the state. [1] It commenced passenger transport operations with a small investment of ₹25.00 lacs and a fleet of 60 buses covering 11,107 daily scheduled kilometers on 15 routes with 345 employees. At present,[ when? ] the PRTC owns 1,142 ordinary buses on 600 routes (including inter-state routes), covering a daily mileage of 349,928 kilometers. It has 3,993 employees, of which 1,022 are regular. [2] PRTC has 9 depots and 15 bus stands across the Punjab, located at Patiala, Bathinda, Kapurthala, Barnala, Sangrur, Budhlada, Faridkot, Ludhiana, Chandigarh and Special Cell of KM Scheme at Patiala.

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References

  1. "Pepsu Road Transport Corporation". NRIPunjab.gov.in.
  2. "About PRTC – Pepsu Road Transport Corporation" . Retrieved 2 November 2019.