CATERING IN KARNATAKA

1.The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) was set up in the year 1961 with 1792 buses(Its fleet was also augmented with 800 Buses Nationalized from private Contract carriage operators during the Emergency period 1975-77) it and is wholly owned by the

2.Government of Karnataka, India. The Government of India is also a shareholder in this corporation. KSRTC is also known for its Introduction of Volvo BLR7 Low body City buses for the first time in India.

3.Till August 1997, KSRTC had 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 (NWKRTC) was formed to cater to the transportation

4. needs of North Western parts of Karnataka. Recently, the North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC) was also formed with its corporate office in Gulbarga. The company runs a fleet of buses of all types like ordinary,semi-luxury, deluxe, and air-conditioned Volvo "Airavat" buses. The KSRTC operates services within Karnataka as well as far flung destinations such as Trivandrum, Mumbai, and Vijayawada, among others. The KSRTC runs different type of buses to suit every section of the society. KSRTC also has an internet booking facility at http://www.ksrtc.in/.