Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) was
established in August 1961 under the provisions of the Road
Transport Corporation Act 1950. Availability of adequate, safe
and comfortable passenger Transport facility is a very important
index of economic development of any Country. Public Transport
provides the vital connectivity to far flung areas in a
developing society.In this endeavor, the KSRTC has positioned
itself with a name for reliability and safety. 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). In November 1997, another new road transport
corporation called North Western Karnataka Road Transport
Corporation (NWKRTC) was formed to cater to the transportation
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. Their main mission is "Meeting Challenges with
Innovation". Three corporations viz BMTC, Bangalore from
15-08-1997, NWKRTC, Hubli from 01-11-1997, NEKRTC, Gulburga from
01-10-2000 were carved out, on a regional basis.