written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . august 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message punjab roadways punjab roadways slogan department of transport punjab parent department of transport punjab founded 1948 headquarters chandigarh service area amritsar batala chandigarh firozpur jagraon jalandhar ludhiana moga muktsar nangal nawanshahr pathankot patti rupnagar tarn taran service type local commuter contract all india alliance r.c. deposite k.m. scheme punjab stations chandigarh roopnagar ludhiana ferozepur moga jagraon nangal jalandhar 1 jalandhar 2 nawanshehar batala pathankot hoshiarpur amritsar 1 amritsar 2 taran taaran patti and mukatsar . fleet all fleet comprises punjab roadways 868 r.c. deposite 93 k.m. scheme 101 punbus 360 operator department of transport govt . of punjab website punjab roadways punjab roadways is a commercial organization and having a fleet of 868 buses at present . in addition 101 buses of kilometer scheme are also operating under punjab roadways . it has been operating 2.77 lacs km daily for different state inter state routes . about 5.00 lacs passengers travel daily in the buses of punjab roadways . 360 new buses has been purchased and put on the routes during the current financial year 2005 06 by punjab state bus stand management company ltd. punbus by raising loan of rs . 40.00 crore from oriental bank of commerce . these buses are being operated by the punbus on the valid route permits of the punjab roadways and are giving good results . the proposal to purchase 300 more buses by punbus by taking loan of rs . 40.00 crore from the banks has been finalized . punjab roadways came into being in the year 1948 with a fleet of 13 buses which rose gradually to its highest strength of 2407 buses in the year 1985 . with an objective to provide better service punjab roadways replaced 534 buses in 1997 98 and 1998 99 through punbus a fully owned government company . in the year 2000 150 buses under kilometer scheme were inducted to reinforce the fleet of punjab roadways by hiring private buses and to operate on the routes on which punjab roadways holds valid permits for the convenience of the people of the state . the primary objective of punjab roadways is to provide an economical reliable and comfortable transport service in the state of punjab with connecting service to adjoining states . punjab roadways is also providing free concessional travel to the deserving categories identified by the punjab government . punjab roadways is also operating and monitoring the bus stands of punjab . punjab roadways has 18 depots viz chandigarh roopnagar ludhiana ferozepur moga jagraon nangal jalandhar 1 jalandhar 2 nawanshehar batala pathankot hoshiarpur amritsar 1 amritsar 2 taran taaran patti and mukatsar . punjab roadways has launched online bus ticket booking through travelyaari.com and punbusonline.com references edit external links edit punjab roadways punjab roadways facebook v t e state owned road transport companies of india inter and intra state services andhra pradesh apsrtc assam astc bihar bsrtc delhi dtc gujarat gsrtc haryana hr himachal pradesh hrtc jammu and kashmir jksrtc goa ktc karnataka ksrtc kerala ksrtc maharashtra msrtc nagaland nst odisha osrtc puducherry prtc punjab pepsu pr rajasthan rsrtc sikkim snt tamil nadu tnstc setc telangana tsrtc tripura trtc uttar pradesh upsrtc uttarakhand utc west bengal nbstc sbstc wbstc metropolitan services ahmedabad amts bangalore bmtc bhubaneswar bcb chandigarh ctu chennai mtc indore icb jaipur jctsl kalyan dombivli kdmt kanpur kmbs kerala kurtc kolkata cstc ctc lucknow lmps mira bhayander mbmt mumbai best 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