Bihar State Road Transport Corporation

Bihar State Road Transport Corporation or BSRTC is a state-owned road transportation company in Bihar with compared to other Indian states it is facing financial crisis in term of government funding, which degrade its process of expanding basic infrastructural assets both HR and number of buses in BSRTC, as par to 3 tier cities public transportation system.[4] BSRTC was set up in 1959 under the provisions of Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950. It is wholly owned by the Government of Bihar. In year 2020 Chief Minister of Bihar inaugurated Pataliputra Bus Terminal commonly known as ISBT, Patna. It is the first ISBT of Bihar.

Bihar State Road Transport Corporation
बिहार राज्य मार्ग परिवहन निगम
Overview
OwnerGovernment of Bihar
LocaleBihar, Jharkhand,
Transit typeIntercity bus service within State of Bihar and Interstate bus service to Uttar Pradesh and Delhi

International bus services to Nepal[1]

Local bus service in selected cities[2]
Daily ridership80,000
Chief executiveSanjay Kumar Aggarwal, IAS[3] (Administrator)
HeadquartersBailey Road, Patna
Websitebsrtc.org.in
Operation
Began operation1953 as Rajya Transport
1959 as Bihar State Road Transport Corporation

History

Prior to May 1959, road transport services in Bihar were managed by Rajya Transport, which was set up in the year 1953 with the nationalisation of some routes in the state. Rajya Transport and Communication, Government of Bihar and was departmentally administered till it was transferred in May 1959 to Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (BSRTC), a statutory corporation created under the provisions of the State Road Transport Corporation Act, 1950.

Total capital invested in BSRTC till March 1983 was ₹53.9 crores out of which ₹24.77 crores was the share capital of the state government and ₹465 crores loans from the same source, while ₹24.48 crores was contributed from other sources in the shape of shares and loans. Investment in BSRTC was second largest investment made by the Bihar Government, after Bihar State Electricity Board.[5]

BSRTC Mercedes buses

Currently the Administrator of Bihar State Road Transport Corporation is Shri Shyam Kishore, IAS.

Patna City Bus Service

This service is started on 3 May 2018 by BSRTC that was inaugurated by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Bihar Shri Nitish Kumar from Gyan Bhawan, Gandhi Maidan at two routes i.e Gandhi Maidan to Danapur (111) and the second one is from Gandhi Maidan to Danapur Railway Station (111A). Later on, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation had started city bus service on various routes of Patna and nearby. Almost 50 thousands passenger travels through city bus services across all routes. But as per the demands of the daily passengers it needs to bring new buses on all routes to enhance the quality and safety of the passengers.

References
  1. [https://timesofindia.com/city/patna/10k-people-avail-bihar-nepal-bus-service-in-2-months/amp_articleshow/66625102.cms&ved=2ahUKEwj68vi06ezpAhUSWCsKHRO1BScQFjAKegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw2OdA5JTdDpTjOy7LPJyYFl&ampcf=1
  2. about us Gaurav Luxury.
  3. "Monthly pass system for city buses soon". The Times of India. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. "Luxury bus service between Bihar and Jharkhand from Dec 12" The Indian Express. Retrieved 10 December 2011
  5. Productivity and Management of State Level Public Enterprises, Part 2 google book

BSRTC recently started the service of luxury Volvo buses from Patna and Kishanganj to Ghaziabad (Delhi NCR)

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