Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
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The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) was set up in the year 1961 with 1792 buses and is wholly owned by the Government of Karnataka, South India. The Government of India is also a shareholder in this corporation.
Till August 1997, KSRTC was holding 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 (BMTC) was carved out of KSRTC.
In November 1997, another new road transport corporation called North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKSRTC) was formed to cater to the transportation needs of North Western parts of Karnataka.
Recently, the North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKSRTC) was also formed with its corporate office in Gulbarga.
The company runs fleet of buses of all types like ordinary,semi-luxury and deluxe.Recently a new type of buses Volvo called Airawat has been introduced. The KSRTC not only covers entire sate of karnataka but also neighbouring states .
