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Introduction
The
Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, Patiala was set-up on 16th of October, 1956
under the provision of the Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950 with a view
to provide efficient, adequate, economic and properly co-ordinated operation
system of Road Transport Services in the State. It commenced passenger
transport operations with a meagre investment of Rs. 25.00 lacs and the
fleet of 60 buses covering 11,107 daily scheduled kilometers on 15 routes
with 345 employees. At present, the PRTC had 893 owned buses and 115
hired buses under KM Scheme, 529 routes (including inter-state routes)
covering a daily mileage of
323238 kilometers. It has 4455 employees as on 31.7.2004.
There are 10 depots of the Corporation located at Patiala, Bathinda, Kapurthala,
Barnala, Sangrur, Budhlada, Faridkot, Ludhiana, Chandigarh and Special Cell of KM Scheme at Patiala.
Corporation
Profile
The Head office of the corporation is situated at Patiala. The
operation of bus services by PRTC is not only confined to Punjab State,
but it has also been providing bus services to the neighboring states
like Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar
Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Union Territories of Chandigarh and Delhi.
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The PRTC provides services not only on intercity routes but also links
the remote villages with the nearby towns and cities. It is also extending free/concessional travel facilities
to various categories of commuters as per the instructions of the State Govt. from
time to time.
Administration
Pepsu Road Transport
Corporation is governed by the Board Of Directors headed by the
Chairman. The Pepsu Road Transport
Corporation, has two tier system of Management. The Managing Director
is the Chief Executive of the Corporation who is assisted by Addl. Managing
Director alongwith the officers of the various branches in the Head
Office. The General Manager heads the Depot Administration and is assisted
by various branch officers.
Infrastructure
PRTC is having 10 depots all over Punjab the details of
which are as given below along with the fleet strength and scheduled
kilometer :-
Depots and Fleet
of Pepsu Road Transport Corporation
| Depot |
Owned Buses |
Hired
Buses |
Total |
Scheduled KMs
alloted |
| Patiala |
160 |
0 |
160 |
47596 |
| Sangrur |
94 |
12 |
106 |
32790 |
| Kapurthala |
86 |
0 |
86 |
26788 |
| Bathinda |
132 |
6 |
138 |
48159 |
| Budhlada |
57 |
0 |
57 |
15934 |
| Barnala |
82 |
0 |
82 |
25044 |
| Ludhiana |
98 |
19 |
117 |
40550 |
| Faridkot |
84 |
0 |
84 |
25286 |
| Chandigarh |
100 |
0 |
100 |
33612 |
| Spl. Cell |
0 |
66 |
66 |
27479 |
| Total/Avg. |
893 |
103 |
996 |
323238 |
PRTC
Own Bus Stands
- Patiala
- Sangrur
- Kapurthala
- Bathinda
- Talwandi Sabo
- Budhlada
- Faridkot
- Phagwara
- Ahemadgarh.
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