Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation
Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation is known as GSRTC. It is a Govt. State Transport Undertaking of Gujarat for passengers facilitating with Road Public Transport in moffusil / City Services. GSRTC operates within the state of Gujarat, India and neighboring states.It has a fleet of 8703 buses.
GSRTC Overview
GSRTC has been incorporated since 1 May 1960 with 7 divisions, 76 depots and 7 divisional workshops, which has been expanding. The public undertaking is covering 98% of the villages and 99% population of Gujarat in addition to plying to major cities of the country.Infrastructure across the state:
- 16 divisions
- 125 depots
- 263 bus stations
- 1554 pickup stands
- 40,000 employees
- 7467 buses
- '7246 schedules
- 47462 trips
- 32.50 lakhs km
- 22 lakhs passengers of population
- It covers 18,551 villages of Gujarat out of total 18,676 villages
- It has iconic one-of-its-kind Bus Ports in 6 major cities of Gujarat
- Technological up-gradation in major departments i.e. IT, technical, HR etc.
- GSRTC daily facilitates 13 lakh obligatory passengers including students out of total 25 lakh passengers by operating 8530 obligatory trips.
Divisions
- Ahmedabad division referred as Aashram
- Amreli division referred as Gir
- Bharuch division referred as Narmada
- Bhavnagar division referred as Shetrunjay
- Bhuj division referred as Kutch
- Godhra division referred as Pavagadh
- Himmatnagar division referred as Sabar
- Jamnagar division referred as Dwarka
- Junagadh division referred as Somnath
- Mehsana division referred as Modhera
- Nadiad division referred as Amul
- Palanpur division referred as Banas
- Rajkot division referred as Saurashtra
- Surat division referred as Surya Nagri
- Vadodara division referred as Vishwamitri
- Valsad division referred as Daman Ganga
Depots
New bus terminals
It is as per the vision of the Prime Minister when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat to facelift the bus terminals with facilities that are available at international airports. The government has already built six such bus terminals - two in Ahmedabad at Gita Mandir and Ranip, two in Vadodara at Central and Makarpura, at Surat and Mehsana.Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani now proposed to build ten modern district level bus terminals at Amreli, Bhuj, Bharuch, Rajkot, Nadiad, Navsari, Modasa, Patan and Palanpur at a cost of Rs.913.30-crore with facilities for commercial activities. Boat jetties are also planned along with helipads. Every bus station will offer direct flights to Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. GSRTC is training its drivers to fly helicopters and planes to start service. All these ten bus terminals, to be designed, built, operated and transfer model, will have a digital display, variable message sign boards, CCTV cameras, surveillance system, deluxe waiting hall, tourist information centre, cloakrooms, restaurants, food courts, plaza, budget hotels, and multiplex for commercial activities, besides Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation administrative office, parcel room, maintenance workshop and fuel pumps. The bus terminals will have a clause for maintenance and repairs as an when required for 30 years.Passenger
GSRTC purchased 1500+ new buses including air conditioned, Sleeper coaches Volvo buses in 2009 and also purchased 1000+ new Intercity Mini buses in 2017.GSRTC daily 28 lakh kilometre with 40000 trips and catering daily 24 lakh passengers...
GSRTC provides online and mobile phone ticket booking facility. It also provides wi-fi internet service in Volvo buses for free. Currently the fleet of buses having online ticket booking facility includes Express, Gurjarnagri, Sleeper and Volvo buses.
Command & Control Center and IT Initiatives
GSRTC has established its Command & Control Center of GSRTC at Central Office, Ranip, Ahmedabad. 24 × 7 rigorous monitoring of various parameters in CCC & DCCC through various IT tools, i.e.,- GPS based Integrated Vehicle Tracking & Passenger Information System
- Integrated Depot Management System
- Online Passenger Reservation System
- Inventory Management System
- Electronic Ticketing Machine
- Discipline & Appeal Management System
- MIS Generation
- Automated Fuel Management System
- Automated Driver Testing System
- CCTV Camera-based Surveillance Vigilance System
- Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan Mobile App
- 24 × 7 toll-free helpdesk with IVRS
- Online Grievance Redressal
- MPLS – VPN
Technical
- Three level maintenance and repair facility - 126 depot workshops, 16 divisional workshops and a central workshop
- 7 Tyre retreading plant
Volvo Services
- Ahmedabad to Vadodara
- Ahmedabad to Surat
- Ahmedabad to Rajkot
Intercity Minibus Services
- Ahmedabad to Vadodara
- Ahmedabad to Surat
- Ahmedabad to Rajkot
- Ahmedabad to Anand
- Ahmedabad to Nadiad
- Ahmedabad to Dahod
- Mehsana to Ranip
- Palanpur to Mehsana
- Patan to Becharaji
- Surat to Navsari
- Vadodara to Anand
- Vadodara to Godhara
- Godhara to Ahmedabad
Service types
- Volvo Seater and Sleeper
- A. C. Seater and Sleeper
- Non - Sleeper
- Gurjar Nagri Express
- Deluxe Express
- Mini Bus
- Ordinary
Buses used
- TATA
- Eicher
- Ashok Leyland
- Volvo
- Tata Marcopolo
Awards
Sir No | Type of Trophy Awarded | Year in Which Awarded |
1 | Highest Improvement in Diesel KMPL | 1978-79 Winner |
2 | Highest Improvement in Diesel KMPL | 1979-80 Winner |
3 | Highest Improvement in Diesel KMPL | 1980-81 Winner |
4 | Highest Improvement in Diesel KMPL | 1981-82 CERT. Only |
5 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1982-83 Winner |
6 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1983-84 Winner |
7 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1984-85 Winner |
8 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1985-86 JT. Winner |
9 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1986-87 Winner |
10 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1987-88 Winner |
11 | Highest Improvement in Diesel KMPL | 1987-88 3rd Rank |
12 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1988-89 Winner |
13 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1989-90 Winner |
14 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1990-91 Winner |
15 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1991-92 Winner |
16 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1992-93 Winner |
17 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1993-94 Winner |
18 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1994-95 Runner Up |
19 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1995-96 Runner Up |
20 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1996-97 Runner Up |
21 | Consistent Improvement Diesel KMPL | 1996-97 SPL. Award |
22 | Highest Achievement in Diesel KMPL | 1997-98 Runner Up |
23 | Highest Improvement In City Servicess - Surat For Diesel KMPL | 1997-98 |
24 | Highest Diesel KMPL | 1998-99 Winner |
25 | Highest Diesel KMPL | 1999-2000 Winner |
26 | Highest Diesel KMPL | 2000-01 Winner |
27 | Highest Diesel KMPL | 2001-02 Winner |
28 | Highest Diesel KMPL | 2002-03 Winner |
29 | Maximum Improvement In KMPL | 2006-07 Winner |
30 | Maximum Improvement In Vehicle Productivity | 2006-07 Winner |
31 | Maximum Improvement In KMPL | 2007-08 Winner |
32 | Maximum Improvement In KMPL | 2007-08 Runner Up |
33 | Highest In KMPL | 2007-08 Runner Up |
34 | Highest Diesel KMPL | 2008-09 Winner |
35 | Maximum Improvement In KMPL | 2008-09 Winner |
36 | Maximum Improvement In KMPL | 2008-09 Winner |
37 | Maximum Improvement in Type Performance | 2008-09 Winner |
38 | Highest Diesel KMPL | 2009-10 Winner |
39 | Highest Diesel KMPL | 2010-11 Winner |
40 | Maximum Improvement in Vehicle Productivity | 2011-12 Winner |
41 | Highest Diesel KMPL | 2011-12 Winner |
42 | Highest Diesel KMPL | 2012-13 Winner |
43 | Highest KMPL in Fuel Efficiency - Urban Services for the year 2013-14 Ahmedabad City | 2013-14 Winner |
44 | Maximum Improvement in KMPL - Urban Services for the year 2013-14 Ahmedabad City | 2013-14 Winner |
45 | Minimum Operational Cost Mofussil Services. Group-ll for the year 2013-14 | 2013-14 Winner |
46 | Highest KMPL in Fuel Efficiency for the year 2013-14 among the STUs operating Mofussil Services. Group-ll for the fourth consecutive year | 2013-14 Winner |
47 | Best Practice of Safety at Work Place. National Level Award | 2014-15 Winner |
48 | Highest KMPL in fuel efficiency - Urban service for the year 2014-15 Ahmedabad city | 2014-15 Winner |
49 | Minimum Operational Cost Mofussil services. Group-ll for the year 2014-15 | 2014-15 Winner |
50 | Minimum Operational Cost Mofussil services. Group-ll for the year 2015-16 | 2015-16 Winner |