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Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is a state-owned road the State under its operational jurisdiction. There are totally 17 Divisions - 16 operating
transportation company in the state of Karnataka in India. In order to cater to the transport Divisions and 1 bus station division, 84 Depots, 2 Regional Workshops, 1 Central Training
needs of the travelling public of the then state of Mysore, Mysore Government Road Institute, 4 Regional Training Institutes, 1 Printing Press and 1 Hospital. KSRTC has a
Transport Department (MGRTD) was inaugurated with 120 buses on 12th September workforce of about 38669 employees. It operates on an average 29.25 lakh kms daily
1948.The State Transport, which was being administered as a Department of the with a fleet size of 8729 vehicles and earns traffic revenue of Rs. 973.37 lakh daily
Government of Mysore was subsequently converted into an independent Corporation by catering to 29.57 lakh passengers on an average. It stands 5th amongst STUs in
under Section 3 of the Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950 on 1st of August 1961.
the nation by size. It also operates to the neighboring states of Maharashtra, Andhra
KSRTC has its corporate office at Bangalore. Presently, it covers seventeen Districts in Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Goa and Kerala.

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