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The origin of tdates back to June1932, when it was first established as NSR-RTD (Nizam State Rail & Road Transport Department), a wing of Nizam State Railway in the erstwhile Hyderabad State, with 27 buses and 166 employees. During the past 77 years, it has registered a steady growth from 27 to 21,946 uses with 767 bus stations, 209 Depots and 1, 880 bus shelters.
 
The Corporation's buses cover 77.48 lakhs KMs. and carry 130.81 lakhs people to their destinations every day. They connect 24,336 villages to all major towns and cities in A.P which constitutes 95% of Road Transport. t operates to City and Mofussil areas. The Corporation's buses also ply to important towns and cities in the neighboring States of Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Orissa and Chattisgarh.
 
The entire network is under the administrative control of 23 Regional Managers in 7 Zones. Zonal Head Quarters are at Hyderabad. t under the present name was established on 11th January 1958 in pursuance of the Road Transport Corporations Act 1950.
 
APSRTC AT A GLANCE
 
I .
FORMATION
    
a)
 As Department of Nizam State Railway. June 1932
b)
 As Department of Hyderabad State Government. 01-11-1951
c)
 As A. P. S. R. T. C. 11-01-1958
II.
 ENTERED GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR OWNING LARGEST FLEET OF BUSES IN 1999.
 
III.
 The Trail blazer on the Road  
 
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has been leading by an example. It has a number of firsts to its credit in India:.
 
tFirst to nationalize passenger Road Transport Services in the country-1932.
tFirst to introduce long distance night express services.
3First to introduce A/C Sleeper, Hi-tech, Metro Liner, Inter-City Services and Metro Express.
4First to introduce Depot computerisation-1986.
5First to appoint Safety Commissioner for improving the safety of the passengers.
6All the 202 Depots in the State are computerized.
7Reservation of tickets on telephone and door delivery of tickets.
 
IV.
SIZE AT INCEPTION (1932).
    
a)
 Number of Buses.
27
  
b)
 Number of Employees.
166
  
c)
 Capital Investment. (Rs. in Lakhs).
3
 .93
 
V.
PRESENT SIZE.
    
a)
 Number of Vehicles including Hired (As on 31-07-2010)
21946
  
b)
 Number of Employees (As on 31-07-2010)
1,20,061
  
c)
 Capital Contribution from Governments (State & Central). (Rs.Crs.)
201
 .27
d)
 Number of Depots.
209
  
e)
 Number of Regions.
23
  
f)
 Number of Zones.
7
  
g)
 Number of Bus Stations.
525
  
h)
 Total no. of Bus Stations incl. Mandal Bus Stations (525+242).
767
  
i)
 Number of Bus Shelters (including Janmabhoomi shelters).
1880
  
j)
 Avg. Daily Earnings (Rs. in Lakhs)
1342
 85
k)
 Avg. Daily Volume of Operation ( KMs. in Lakhs).
77
 48
l)
 No.of Passengers Transported / day (in Lakhs) (up to June' 2010).
130
 81
m)
 Total Number of Routes (upto June 2010).
8014
  
n)
 Villages connected.
24,336
  
o)
 Villages could not be connected.
2938
  
p)
 Number of Depots Computerized.
208
  
q)
 New Buses Addl. Augmentation
35
  
r)
 Buses Allotted for Replacement
10
  
s)
 Total Buses Added
45
  
 
VI
PERFORMANCE (Up to July 2010) 2010 - 11)
    
a)
 Avg. daily earnings (Rs. in lakhs)
1462
 17
b)
 Avg. daily volume of operation (KMs. in lakhs)
79
 28
c)
 Occupancy Ratio
67
 .
d)
 Fleet Utilization (%).
99
 .55
e)
 Crew utilization (KMs.)
161
  
f)
 Employee Productivity (KMs.).
60
  
g)
 Punctuality (%) (upto June' 2010 )
95
 40
h)
 Fuel Efficiency (KMs./Ltrs).
5
 .23
i)
 Engine Oil Efficiency (KMs./Ltrs).
3595
  
j)
 Average Tyre life (KMs. in Lakhs).
1
 .70
k)
 Rate of Breakdowns per 10,000 KMs.
0
 .09
l)
 Rate of Accidents per 1 lakh KMs. (up to June. '10).
0
 .11
m)
 Staff / bus (on held).
6
 .12
       
 
PROFITABILITY (2009 - 10)
    
n)
 Gross earnings / KM. for 2009-10 (in Paise)
1878
  
o)
 Cost / KM. for the year 2009-10 (in Paise)
2064
  
p)
 Profit / loss for the year 2009-10including Hired Buses (in Rs.Crores)
-514
 55
  PROFITABILITY 2010-11 (Upto July 2010)    
q)
 Gross earnings / KM. for 2010-11(in Paise)
2152
  
r)
 Cost / KM. for the year 2010-11(in Paise)
2096
  
s)
 Profit / loss for the year 2010-11 including Hired Buses (in Rs.Crores)
53
 93
      * INCLUDING HIRED    BUSES
** PROVISIONAL.		  
    TOTAL BUSES: (As on 30-06-10) 21946  
    RTC BUSES: 17902  
    HIRED BUSES
4044
    
         
    TYPES OF BUSES OPERATED BY APSRTC  
       
DISTRICT BUSES
Number
 CITY BUSES
Number
GARUDA A.C. (Volvo)    
101
       METRO LINER/ METRO DELUXE
98
MEGHADOOT Non A.C    
16
       METRO EXPRESS
1294
MEGHADOOT A. C.    
7
       VESTIBULE
10
MEGHAMALA. A. C.    
16
       SEETHALA HAMSA
SEMI-SLEEPER Non A.C          
-
       CITY-ORDINARY
1814
SUPER LUXURY A. C.    
-
       CITY- SUBURBAN
1311
SUPER LUXURY    
1569
       MOFFUSIL
122
DELUXE    
1028
       MINI ORDINARY
13
EXPRESS    
4184
          
GHAT ROAD BUSES    
291
          
CNG    
131
          
METRO EXPRESS (CNG)    
95
          
PALLEVELUGU     9846    
Introduction of new buses    
Every year new buses are being procured to meet the needs of replacement and augmentation.
 
Buses added during the past 10 years
 
Year
Addition
Replacement
TotaL
Hired
1999-00
36
1520
1556
662
2000-01
109
1581
1690
1547
2002-02
21
1283
1304
1316
2002-03
-
668
668
1307
2003-04
14
1333
1347
1445
2004-05
238
1732
1970
1689
2005-06
204
244
448
1604
2006-07
359
765
1124
146
2007-08
293
1573
1866
2483
2008-09
822
1000
1822
390
2009-10
1279
897
21606
4102