Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation or KSRTC is the state owned road transportation company in Karnataka.

About

KSRTC was set up in the year 1961 under the provisions of Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950. It is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka

Government of Karnataka

The Government of Karnataka is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head. The Governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the Chief Minister and his council of ministers...

. The Government of India

Government of India

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 is also a shareholder in this corporation. KSRTC is also known for its introduction of Volvo

Volvo

AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services...

 B7RLE low body city buses. These buses are air conditioned, with improved tyre suspensions, a far cry from the other old members of fleet.

Till August 1997, KSRTC had a fleet of 10,400 buses, operating about 9500 schedules. In August 1997, KSRTC was divided and a new corporation by the name Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation

Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation is a government agency that operates the public transport bus service in Bangalore, India.-History:...

 (BMTC). In November 1997, another new road transport corporation called North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) was formed to cater to the transportation needs of North Western parts of Karnataka.
Recently, the North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC) was also formed with its corporate office in Gulbarga

Gulbarga

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The company runs a fleet of buses of all types like ordinary,semi-luxury, deluxe, and air-conditioned Volvo "Airavat" buses. The KSRTC operates services within Karnataka as well as far flung destinations such as Trivandrum, Mumbai

Mumbai

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, and Vijayawada

Vijayawada

Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...

, among others. The KSRTC runs different type of buses to suit every section of the society.

Services

KSRTC services almost all villages in Karnataka

Karnataka

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. At present, 92% villages are served by KSRTC (6743 out of 7298 Villages) and 44% in other areas (6743 out of 7298). KSRTC operates 6463 schedules in a day covering an effective distance of 23.74 lakh km with a total fleet of 7011 buses. It transports, on an average, 24.57 lakh passengers per day.

Official names of bus services

• Minibuses, City and Suburban services
• Karnataka Sarige
• Airavat Volvo
  Volvo B7R
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• Meghadoot AC
• Semi Deluxe services
• Rajahamsa
• Semi Deluxe services
• Mofussil
• Mayura AC
• Sheetal AC
• Ambari AC
• Mercedes-Benz Bus
• Multi Axle Mercedes-Benz Bus
• Airavat Club Class

Office and other facilities

• KSRTC has one Corporate office in Bangalore
  Bangalore
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• Divisional Offices: 11
• Bus Depots: 57
• Bus Stations: 110
• Bus Bodybuilding Workshops: 2
• printing Presses:1
• Driver and others Training Institutes: 3
• Hospital: 1.

Awards and recognition

1. Union Transport Minister’s Trophy for lowest accident during 1996-99, 1997-00 and 1998-01.
2. Parisara Award 2001 by the State Govt.
3. Safety Award for 2001-02 by the Chartered Institute of Logistic and Transport, India.
4. IRTE Pince Michale International Road Safety Award 2001.
5. PCRA Award 2001-02 and 2002-03.
6. Golden Peacock International Award for 2002 (runners-up).
7. Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for 2003 (winner).
8. Golden Peacock Eco Innovation Award 2004 (second time).
9. Urban Mobility India -2009
10. mBillionth South Asia Awards -2010
11. Earth Care Award-2010
12. Chief Minister Rathna Award-2009-10
13. 'Public Sector bus fleet operator of the year' award from Apollo group

See also

• Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
  Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
  The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation is a government agency that operates the public transport bus service in Bangalore, India.-History:...
  
  (BMTC)
• http://www.ksrtc.in/BusServices.html