The Telangana State Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has been grappling with an ageing fleet but is likely to finalise procurement of new buses, a tender for which was released in April this year, by the end of the week.
Data shows that the transport juggernaut has around 9,480 buses. The number includes hire buses.
In response to the tender, Ashok Leyland and TATA had submitted their bids. The bids were for 630 Super Luxury non-AC buses and 16 sleeper coaches, and 370 bus chassis.