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1 week, 5 days ago

Outsourced RTC Staff Want 3rd Party Contract System Abolished

Vijayawada: The AP Public Transport Department Outsourcing Employees Association, affiliated to JAC Amaravati, has asked AP government to abolish the third-party contract system within the AP State Road Transport Corporation. At the first annual meeting of the association at Vijayawada on Sunday, JAC Amaravati chairman Bopparaju Venkateswarlu and state secretary general Palishetti Damodar Rao wanted the government to safeguard the …

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Transport Minister flags off four new RTC buses from Visakhapatnam

The Hindu

Minister for Transport, Youth Affairs and Sports Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy visited the Visakhapatnam Depot of APS RTC, as part of his North Andhra tour, on Sunday. Gajuwaka MLA Palla Srinivasa Rao said that measures would be taken for introduction of the ‘free bus scheme for women’, as promised by the TDP before the elections, in the near future. RTC Zonal …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Andhra Pradesh to Get 2,000 Electric Buses

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: In a major step towards sustainable public transport, transport minister Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy announced that the Public Transportation Department will soon receive 2,000 electric buses. Accompanied by MLA B Vijaya Chandra, Minister Reddy toured the town in the newly introduced buses and stressed the government's commitment to reorganising the RTC and recruiting drivers and conductors. The Minister announced plans …

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1 month ago

Karnataka Tops All India Sports Meet of RTCs at Vizag

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: The three-day All India Transport Corporations Sports Meet held in Visakhapatnam concluded on Sunday amid great fanfare and celebration. Teams representing RTCs from across the nation participated in the event hosted by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. APSRTC chairman Konakalla Narayana Rao presided over the closing ceremony attended, among others, by corporation managing director Dwaraka Tirumala Rao and …

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1 month ago

Three-day national athletics meet for road transport employees begins in Visakhapatnam

The Hindu

A national-level athletics meet for employees of various State transport organisations in the country, being organised by the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings, under the aegis of AP State Road Transport Corporation, was inaugurated by APS RTC Chairman Konakalla Narayana at the Police Parade Ground at Kailasagiri here on Friday. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao, Visakha Range DIG Gopinath Jetty, and …

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1 month ago

3-Day national-level sports meet for transport employees in Vizag from today

The Hindu

State Road Transport Corporation is hosting sports competitions for employees of all State Transport organisations in the country, under the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings, at the Police Parade Ground at Kailasagiri from December 6 to 8. The RTC officials have been holding review meetings for over a week now to ensure the success of the national-level event. RTC …

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1 month ago

Two bus depots at Mulugu, Pedappalli soon

New Indian Express

KARIMNAGAR: Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar announced the sanction of two new RTC bus depots in the state after 10 to 15 years. “The state government is steering RTC, which has faced losses for over a decade, towards profitability,” Prabhakar stated. Orders for Mulugu depot were handed to Panchayat Raj Minister D Anasuya and for Peddapalli, it was given to MLA …

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2 months ago

Karthika Masam: APSRTC launches 150 special buses to tackle rush in Guntur

New Indian Express

GUNTUR: As Karthika Masam brings a surge of devotees to Shiva temples, the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has launched 150 special buses across Guntur district, in service until November 30. Last year, the RTC earned over Rs 45 lakh from 134 special buses during the season, and this year, it aims to exceed Rs 50 lakh in revenue. …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Students Urge Officials for More RTC Buses

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Students of the Rukmapur Government Model School in Choppadandi Mandal have written around 1,600 letters to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar, local MLA Medipally Sathyam and district collector Pamela Satpathy for additional RTC buses to be allocated to ease their daily commute to school and home. About 450 students, including 350 girls, from nearly 17 …

4 months ago

Revanth Asks RTC to Buy More Buses

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has directed the Telangana Road Transport Corporation to initiate plans to purchase new buses to meet the increasing demand of commuters. During a review meeting held at the Secretariat on Tuesday, the Chief Minister highlighted the need to assess the public's evolving needs and explore innovative ways to enhance transportation services. Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Electric Luxury Buses on Telangana Roads Soon

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation is introducing electric super luxury buses in the state. The TSRTC has decided to operate these electric luxury buses on the Karimnagar-Hyderabad and Nizamabad-Hyderabad routes as part of the first phase. Currently, TGSRTC operates electric buses within Hyderabad city and for interstate services between Hyderabad and Vijayawada. This will be the first introduction …

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5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh Targets Accident-Free Roads: Transport Minister

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: Transport minister Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy on Friday said the government aims to reduce road accidents in the state and is working towards making Andhra Pradesh an "accident free state." Ramprasad Reddy mentioned that to transform Andhra Pradesh into an accident-free state, more buses will be added to the APSRTC fleet. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, he said the …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress, BRS members spar over TGSRTC issues in Telangana Assembly

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: Heated exchanges took place between the ruling Congress and the Opposition BRS in the Telangana Assembly on Wednesday on issues related to the State Road Transport Corporation. Trouble started when BRS MLA T Harish Rao wanted a specific date for the merger of RTC employees into government service. When the Speaker allowed CPI MLA K Sambasiva Rao to speak …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Telangana RTC to acquire more buses: Transport minister

Deccan Chronicle

Nalgonda: Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Saturday said the Telangana Road Transport Corporation would be strengthened to improve the public transport facility in the state. Flagging off the Rajadhani AC bus and three delux services at the RTC depot here, he said 3,035 employees would be recruited in the corporation and tenders would be called for purchase of another 1,500 …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Data Science Holds Key to Optimising Hyderabad's Public Transport

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Services of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation and the use of public transport system by people can be better managed with the use of data science. Speaking on the topic 'Usage of data science and machine learning in public transport system', Katipalli said commuters use public transport system to go to their destinations. According to the travel data, …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Delay Likely to 'Free Bus Transport for Women' Scheme in AP

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Transport Minister Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy has made it clear that the promised free bus transport for women in Andhra Pradesh will be delayed, but it “will be implemented.” “We are studying the systems in Karnataka and Telangana RTCs. He emphasised the pivotal role of both workers and passengers within the organisation and said the government would provide the workers …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

RTC bus station at Kuppam will be developed, says Transport Minister

The Hindu

Minister of Transport Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy has said that the APSRTC bus stand at Kuppam will be developed on par with the bus depots of the highest standard in the country. Mr. Ramprasad Reddy, along with the senior officials of APSRTC Nellore Zone and depots in Chittoor district, launched five new buses at the Kuppam depot on June 26. After …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Free RTC bus ride for women will be implemented at the earliest, says A.P. Transport Minister Ramprasad Reddy

The Hindu

Transport Minister M. Ramprasad Reddy on June 20 said a special team would be constituted to study the modalities for implementation of the proposed free bus ride for women in the AP State Road Transport Corporation buses in Andhra Pradesh. Addressing a press conference after visiting the Pandit Nehru Bus Station for the first time after taking charge as Minister, …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

RTC announces free lifetime bus pass for baby girl born at Karimnagar station

Deccan Chronicle

Karimnagar: The management of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation on Wednesday announced a free lifetime bus pass for the baby girl who was born at the Karimnagar bus station on Sunday. It is to be noted here that the RTC management earlier had taken a decision to provide free bus passes to the children who are born either in …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

RTC Staff Felicitated for Helping Woman Deliver Baby at Bus Station

Deccan Chronicle

Karimnagar: Transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar felicitated the staff of the Karimnagar RTC bus station for their help to a pregnant woman in delivering a healthy baby at the bus station in Karimnagar on Sunday. The 36-year-old migrant labour, Kumari, was on her way to Kunta Bhadrachalam along with her husband and suffered labour pain around the time the bus reached …

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7 months ago

Shakti scheme gladdens hearts but issues dogging it sadden women

The Hindu

Akkayyamma and her 29-year-old daughter Pavithra from Nippani in Belagavi district in North Karnataka travelled approximately 600 km to Kukke Subrahmanya temple in Dakshina Kannada district in the south. The free bus scheme has helped us visit many temples and save money as well.” All about Shakti scheme Launched: June 11, 2023 Aim of the scheme: To boost women’s work …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

TGSRTC the New Name for Bus Service

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: State-owned organisations have started dropping the BRS-era abbreviation of ‘TS’ to denote Telangana state, and are shifting to the newly approved ‘TG’ nomenclature. The TGSRTC transports around 55 lakh passengers daily, about 30 lakh of them being women who travel free of charge. In an interview with Deccan Chronicle earlier, transport minister Ponnam Prabhakar had explained, “This change reflects …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Ponnam Prabhakar lashes out at Modi for linking free bus travel to Metro ‘woes’

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Saturday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for linking free bus travel for women with the viability of Metro rail. The free bus travel was introduced to provide financial benefit to the women, the minister said. In an interview with a television channel, the prime minister had said that in order to win …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

5,458 APSRTC buses allotted to shift men and material to polling stations

The Hindu

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has allotted 5,458 buses to the District Election Officers for shifting the election staff and equipment to the polling centres in view of the General and Assembly elections in the State on Monday, May 13. He said that in addition to this, the Corporation was running additional bus services from the neighbouring States …

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Outsourced RTC Staff Want 3rd Party Contract System Abolished

Transport Minister flags off four new RTC buses from Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh to Get 2,000 Electric Buses

Karnataka Tops All India Sports Meet of RTCs at Vizag

Three-day national athletics meet for road transport employees begins in Visakhapatnam

3-Day national-level sports meet for transport employees in Vizag from today

Two bus depots at Mulugu, Pedappalli soon

Karthika Masam: APSRTC launches 150 special buses to tackle rush in Guntur

Telangana: Students Urge Officials for More RTC Buses

Revanth Asks RTC to Buy More Buses

Electric Luxury Buses on Telangana Roads Soon

Andhra Pradesh Targets Accident-Free Roads: Transport Minister

Congress, BRS members spar over TGSRTC issues in Telangana Assembly

Telangana RTC to acquire more buses: Transport minister

Data Science Holds Key to Optimising Hyderabad's Public Transport

Delay Likely to 'Free Bus Transport for Women' Scheme in AP

RTC bus station at Kuppam will be developed, says Transport Minister

Free RTC bus ride for women will be implemented at the earliest, says A.P. Transport Minister Ramprasad Reddy

RTC announces free lifetime bus pass for baby girl born at Karimnagar station

RTC Staff Felicitated for Helping Woman Deliver Baby at Bus Station

Shakti scheme gladdens hearts but issues dogging it sadden women

TGSRTC the New Name for Bus Service

Telangana: Ponnam Prabhakar lashes out at Modi for linking free bus travel to Metro ‘woes’

5,458 APSRTC buses allotted to shift men and material to polling stations