| Type | Government-owned Corporation-PSU |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public Transport |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Headquarters | Haryana, India |
| Key people | Sant Kumar Joshi IAS Transport Commissioner, A.K. Singh IAS Director General |
| Website | hartrans.gov.in |
Haryana Roadways Transport Corporation is the Public Transport unit of the Government of Haryana in India. It is the principal service provider for passenger transport in the state.
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In 1966, when Haryana was carved out of Punjab there arose a need of separate transport unit which would connect every part of the state with other parts effectively. So, in 1966 HRTL was established with two Regional Transport Authorities. On December 1, 1987, three RTAs were appointed at Ambala, Hisar and Faridabad. On January 16, 1991, three more RTAs were created at Rohtak, Karnal and Rewari.[1]
Haryana Roadways is the principal service provider for passenger transport in the State. It has a fleet of approx. 3500 buses being operated by 20 depots, each headed by a General Manager, and 17 sub-depots functioning under the depot concerned. These services are being provided to every part of the State as well as to important destinations in the neighbouring States. Haryana Roadways plies on an average 1.11 million Km every day and carries 1.12 million passengers daily on 1116 Intra-State and 446 Inter-State routes.[2]
Haryana Roadways Engineering Corporation Ltd. is a subsidiary of Haryana Roadways. It was incorporated on 27th November, 1987 in Gurgaon. It was established to fabricate bus bodies mainly for Haryana Roadways.It fabricated 398 bodies in 2009-2010 alone. It is a profit making organisation which registered a profit of 5.67 crores in year 2009-2010.[3]