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TSRTC to rejig routes to increase revenue
The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) officials have now taken up the exercise of rescheduling of routes in new districts with an aim to increase 5 per cent occupancy ratio, which could result in increasing revenue of Rs 200 crore.
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) officials have now taken up the exercise of rescheduling of routes in new districts with an aim to increase 5 per cent occupancy ratio, which could result in increasing revenue of Rs 200 crore.
The State-owned corporation presently operates in 3,717 routes connecting 456 mandals and 43 divisions in the erstwhile ten districts. The corporation officials are of the opinion that the new districts would increase the revenues if the services are planned as per the needs of the people by operating buses in new areas.
Sources said the divisional, regional and depot managers have been asked to send reports after examination of new profitable routes. Presently, the corporation is unable to provide bus services to over 1,300 villages for various reasons like bad roads and other problems. As a result, the travellers in villages opt for private operators like autos, maxi-cabs and other means.
The change in the district borders has also increased the rush in buses as the office-goers have been travelling about 30 to 60 km to and fro directions. There had been requests from the district collectors and various heads of the government departments to operate buses for their staff, said a senior official. The occupancy ratio during morning and evening had increased because of the new district offices, added the official.
Sources said primarily, the officials had decided to start at least 150 new routes on Hyderabad-Warangal, Nizamabad, Karimnagar and new districts like Yadadri, Bhadradri, Shamshabad and other mandals in the districts.
To begin with, the officials are planning to run buses to new mandals, division headquarters and in the later stages, buses would be operated from Hyderabad to other district headquarters. The corporation is aiming to increase the occupancy ratio by 5 per cent by operating buses to new areas.
Presently, the occupancy ratio in the buses is 70 per cent and the officials want it to be 75 per cent. The five per cent increase in operational ratio would result in addition of Rs 200 crore as revenue to the corporation.
The corporation operates 10,733.80 lakh kilometers per annum with a fleet of 10,329 buses in 95 depots across the State. On an average, an RTC bus runs 30.50 lakh kilometers in the State every day.
