:PEPSU Road Transport Corporation
{{Short description|Bus operator in Punjab, India}}
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{{Infobox bus company
| name = PEPSU Road Transport Corporation
| native_name =
| parent = Government of Punjab
| founded = {{Start date|df=yes|1956|10|16}}
| headquarters = Nabha Road, Patiala, Punjab, India
| service_area = North India
| service_type = Express, Rocket Service, Rocket Premium
| stops =
| destinations =
| Divisions =
| stations =
| lounge =
| depots = 9
| fleet = 931
| ridership =
| annual_ridership =
| fuel_type = Diesel
| operator =
| ceo =
| leader_type = Managing Director
| leader = Dr. Bhupinder Pal Singh I.A.S.
| website = {{URL|www.pepsurtc.com}}
}}
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File:PRTC Bus Terminus - Zirakpur - Mohali 2016-08-08 9153.JPG
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.
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.{{Cite web|url=http://nripunjab.gov.in/transportation-pepsu.htm|title=Pepsu Road Transport Corporation|last=|first=|date=|website=NRIPunjab.gov.in|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} 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|date=December 2024}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pepsurtc.com/?page_id=107|title=About PRTC – Pepsu Road Transport Corporation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-02}} 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.
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100927213443/http://www.pepsurtc.gov.in/AboutUs.html Pepsu Road Transport Corporation Patiala]
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.pepsurtc.com/}}
{{State owned road transport companies in India}}
Category:Bus companies of India
Category:Transport in Punjab, India
Category:State agencies of Punjab, India
Category:State road transport corporations of India
Category:1956 establishments in East Punjab
Category:Transport companies established in 1956