Following the launch of the Shakti scheme that provides free travel to women in State-owned non-premium transport corporation buses, there’s been a significant demand for KSRTC buses, particularly in rural areas. In response, the KSRTC has issued a tender for 250 BS-VI Express (mofussil) buses, which will cater to rural areas where the corporation’s buses are very limited.
Recently, the KSRTC has called for a tender to induct 250 buses which will be used in the rural areas, according to officials. “We have called for a tender to induct 250 mofussil buses which will ply between key areas in the State,” an official said.
After the Karnataka government launched the Shakti scheme, the four corporations (KSRTC, the BMTC, the NWKRTC, and the KKRTC) planned to procure 3,888 new buses. Currently, the four RTCs operate 23,989 buses across the State with an average run of 65.02 lakh kilometres per day.
