Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
 "Lifeline of the Nation" "బస్సు చక్రం రాష్ట్ర ప్రగతికి చిహ్నం" | |
| Public Sector Corporation under the Ministry of Transport of the State Government's of Andhra Pradesh | |
| Industry | Public transport bus service |
| Founded | 11 January 1958 |
| Headquarters | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Area served | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Chattis ghad, Yanam(Puduchery) |
Key people |
Sidda Raghava Rao, Chairman M. Malakondaiah (I.P.S) , Vice-Chairman and MD |
| Products | Bus transport, Services |
| Revenue |
 ₹51 billion (US$760 million)[1] |
| Profit | ₹1.18 billion (US$18 million) |
Number of employees | 60,846 |
| Website | APSRTC |
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (or APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters are located at RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of Vijayawada.[2]
History
APSRTC was formed on 11 January 1958 as per Road Transport Corporations Act 1950. Earlier, it was a part of Nizam State Rail and Road Transport Department.[3]
Administration
The organisation is divided into four zones with twelve Regional Managers. It has a total of 11,154 scheduled buses operating in 44.15 lakh kilometers and has a total of 426 bus stations and 126 bus depots.[3]
Types of services
APSRTC operates various kinds of services such as, "Vennela", "Amaravathi" "Garuda Plus", "Garuda" and "Indra".[4]
Performance and earnings
As of February 2016, the organisation has a gross earnings of ₹30.50 (45¢ US) per km., with a loss of ₹-4,650.8 million (US$−69 million).[3]
Awards and achievements
It entered Guinness Book of World Records on 31 October 1999, with 22,000 buses making it the largest bus fleet in the world.[5][6]
- Highest KMPL fuel efficiency for the year 2011-12 – Mofussil services and Vijayawada (urban division).[7]
- Best Road Safety record for the year 2012–13.[7]
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has a number of firsts to its credit in India.[3]
- First to nationalize passenger Road Transport Services in the country-1932.
- First to introduce long distance night express services.
- First to introduce A/C Sleeper, Hi-tech, Metro Liner, Inter-City Services and Metro Express.
- First to introduce Depot computerisation-1986.
- First to appoint Safety Commissioner for improving the safety of the passengers.
- All the 126 Depots in the State are computerized.
- Reservation of tickets on telephone and door delivery of tickets.
References
- ↑ "APSRTC Equals Indian Railways in Ferrying Passengers". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ↑ "APSRTC: First govt agency to shift staff to Vijayawada". The New Indian Express. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- 1 2 3 4 "Profile". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "RTC to replace over-aged buses in phased manner".
- ↑ "RTC heads for split amid fears, anxiety". The Hindu. Vijayawada. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "Largest Fleet of Buses". worldrecordholdersclub. 1 December 2012.
- 1 2 "APSRTC awards and achievements" (PDF). Andhra_Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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