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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 75 years, it has registered a steady growth from 27 to 20,474buses with 765 bus stations, 202 Depots and 1,880 bus shelters.
 
The Corporation's buses cover 72.96 lakhs KMs. and carry 139.58 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 Govt. 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 (As on 31-10-'08)
20,474
  
b)
 Number of Employees (As on 31-10-'08)
1,12,553
  
c)
 Capital Contribution from Governments (State & Central). (Rs.Crs.)
201
 .27
d)
 Number of Depots.
202
  
e)
 Number of Regions.
23
  
f)
 Number of Zones.
7
  
g)
 Number of Bus Stations.
523
  
h)
 Total no. of Bus Stations incl. Mandal Bus Stations (523+242).
765
  
i)
 Number of Bus Shelters (including Janmabhoomi shelters).
1880
  
j)
 Avg. Daily Earnings (Rs. in Lakhs)
1192
 .95
k)
 Avg. Daily Volume of Operation ( KMs. in Lakhs).
72
 .96
l)
 No.of Passengers Transported/day (in Lakhs) (Sep. '08).
139
 .58**
m)
 Total Number of Routes (Sep '08).
7669
  
n)
 Villages connected.
24,336
  
o)
 Villages could not be connected.
2938
  
p)
 Number of Depots Computerized.
202
 (All Depots)
q)
 New Buses Addl. Augmentation
7
  
r)
 Buses Allotted for Replacement
28
  
s)
 Total Buses Added
140
  
 
VI
PERFORMANCE (Up to October. ' 08 09)
    
a)
 Avg. daily earnings (Rs. in lakhs)
1162
 .70
b)
 Avg. daily volume of operation (KMs. in lakhs)
72.
 .38
c)
 Occupancy Ratio
73
 .
d)
 Fleet Utilization (%).
99
 .37
e)
 Crew utilization (KMs.)
164
  
f)
 Employee Productivity (KMs.).
58
  
g)
 Punctuality (%) (Sep. 08)
94
 .54
h)
 Fuel Efficiency (KMs./Ltrs).
5
 .23
i)
 Engine Oil Efficiency (KMs./Ltrs).
4527
  
j)
 Average Tyre life (KMs. in Lakhs).
1
 .70
k)
 Rate of Breakdowns per 10,000 KMs.
0
 .10
l)
 Rate of Accidents per 1 lakh KMs. (up to Sep.'08).
0
 .12
m)
 Staff/bus (on held).
6
 .09
       
 
PROFITABILITY
    
n)
 Gross earnings/KM. for 2007-08 (in Paise)
1759
  
o)
 Cost/KM. for the year 2007-08 (in Paise)
1705
  
p)
 Profit/loss for the year 2007-08 including Hired Buses (in Rs.Crores)
135.67
  
       
q)
 Gross earnings/KM. for 2008-09(in Paise)
1881
  
r)
 Cost/KM. for the year 2008-09(in Paise)
1810
  
s)
 Profit/loss for the year 2008-09 including Hired Buses (in Rs.Crores)
109
 .77
      * INCLUDING HIRED    BUSES
** PROVISIONAL.		  
    TOTAL BUSES: 20474  
    RTC BUSES: 16988  
    HIRED BUSES   3486  
         
    TYPES OF BUSES OPERATED BY APSRTC  
       
DISTRICT BUSES
Number
 CITY BUSES Number
GARUDA A.C. (Volvo)  
100
       METRO LINER/ METRO DELUXE
123
MEGHADOOT Non A.C  
14
       METRO EXPRESS
666
MEGHADOOT A. C.  
17
       ORDINARY
2583
SEMI-SLEEPER Non A.C        
-
         MINI ORDINARY
25
SEETHALA HAMSA  
2
            
SUPER LUXURY  
1314
            
DELUXE  
739
            
EXPRESS  
3816
            
GHAT  
210
            
CNG  
100
            
PALLEVELUGU  
10765
            
         
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
1996-97
479
2005
2484
204
1997-98
805
1595
2004
237
1998-99
500
1282
1782
422
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