this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message karnataka state road transport corporation karn aka r jya raste s rige nigama type public transport corporation industry public transport bus service founded 1961 headquarters bengaluru india area served karnataka goa maharashtra tamilnadu andhra pradesh kerala telangana and puducherry key people ramalinga reddy chairman 1 rajender kumar kataria md services public transport revenue 16.3585 billion us 240 million 2008 09 2 subsidiaries bengaluru metropolitan transport corporation north eastern karnataka road transport corporation north western karnataka road transport corporation website ksrtc airavat diamond class the karnataka state road transport corporation ksrtc is a state owned road transportation company in the state of karnataka in india . ksrtc has the largest fleet of volvo buses among state owned transport companies . 3 contents 1 history 2 services 3 types of services 4 major awards and recognitions 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit ksrtc was set up in 1961 under the provisions of road transport corporation act 1950 . it is wholly owned by the government of karnataka . in august 1997 ksrtc was divided to form bengaluru metropolitan transport corporation bmtc . in november 1997 another new road transport corporation called north western karnataka road transport corporation nwkrtc was formed to cater to the transportation needs of north western parts of karnataka . later the north eastern karnataka road transport corporation nekrtc was also formed with its corporate office in gulbarga . 4 5 services edit ksrtc services covers 92 % villages in karnataka . 6 ksrtc operates with a total fleet of 17310 buses ksrtc 8280 nekrtc 4300 nwkrtc 4720 . it transports on an average 74.57 lakh passengers per day . it also operates to the neighboring states of maharashtra andhra pradesh telangana tamil nadu puducherry goa and kerala . ksrtc was the first state transport corporation to introduce volvo b7rle low floor city buses in india in 2005 . at present ksrtc operates volvo mercedes benz scania buses under the airavat services named after the mythical white elephant . 3 types of services edit flybus fully air conditioned nonstop luxury volvo multi axle bus service between bengaluru international airport and mysuru with pantry chemical toilets live display of flight timings gps wifi facilities and in bus live entertainment . 7 airavat bliss fully air conditioned luxury volvo multi axle bus service with chemical toilets wifi pantry and individual tv screens . 8 airavat diamond class fully air conditioned luxury bus service operated using scania multi axle buses with hi definition night vision cameras for recording inside the bus and fleet management system for performance monitoring in the bus . 9 airavat club class fully air conditioned luxury bus service operated using volvo and mercedes benz multi axle buses with semi recliner seats and with calf support . 10 nagara sarige . airavat airavat club class fully air conditioned luxury bus service operated using volvo and mercedes benz buses with semi recliner seats . ksrtc airavat rajahamsa non air conditioned deluxe bus service with recliner seats in 2 2 configuration built on tata and ashok leyland chassis . suhasa corona ambaari . fully air suspension non ac reclinable seat bus other than raajahamsa which normally ply over north eastern karnataka regions . corona ambaari fully air conditioned sleeper bus service . ambaari non a c sleeper non air conditioned sleeper bus service built on tata chassis . corona fully air conditioned and air suspension bus with 2 2 reclinable seats . can consider it to be an alternate option for airavat . sheethal fully air conditioned and air suspension vehicle with 3 2 non reclinable seats built on ashok leyland chassis . mostly operates between mysuru and bengaluru but now it has been replaced with volvo airavat . ksrtc vaibhav vaibhava non air conditioned deluxe bus service with recliner seats in 2 2 configuration built on tata and ashok leyland chassis.the seats recline less when compared to rajahamsa . suvarna sarige vayavya karnataka saarige and eeshanya karnataka saarige widely abundant mode of bus service with 3 2 non reclining seats in ksrtc nwkrtc and nekrtc found in red white or green and red orange cream liveries respectively . these are built on ashok leyland tata and eicher chassis . graamaantara sarige buses which connects villages with ordinary fare slightly costs lesser than suvarna sarige . nagara sarige these are intra city town buses plying in tier 2 cities and towns across karnataka built on ashok leyland tata and eicher chassis . major awards and recognitions edit volvo sustainable mobility award 2011 1st national fieo telecom technology award 2011 by ministry of commerce and industry govt . of india award for excellence 2011 by ministry of urban development govt . of india for best practice for inclusive development national e governance award 2009 for exemplary usage of ict among psus by ministry personnel & administrative reforms govt . of india rajiv gandhi national quality award 2009 best large scale service industry in the country india pride gold award 2010 infrastructure and transportation award for excellence 2010 by ministry of urban development govt . of india for best clean development mechanism award for excellence 2009 by ministry of urban development govt . of india for implementing automated electronic driving test system award for excellence 2008 by ministry of urban development govt . of india for implementing electronic driving test system iitk distinguished alumnus award 2011 for outstanding managerial skills in application of e technology for modernization of urban and rural transport system m billionth south asia award 2010 ibm great mind challenger for business award 2010 manthan south asia award 2010 iimm corporate excellence award 2010 best employer award 2010 award for innovation in recruitment prci corporate collateral best public service campaign award 2010 prci corporate collateral best corporate brochure award 2010 asia s best employer award 2011 e india award 2010 asrtu association of state road transport undertaking award 2011 ksrtc managing director n. manjunatha prasad ias bagged best chief executive officer of the year 2012 award instituted by the indian institute of materials management iimm . ksrtc has won india s prestigious india says yes award 2014 in the category of ac bus journey with ksrtc . ksrtc bagged national award award of excellence by ministry of urban development govt.of india for the implementation of intelligent transport system at mysore . see also edit bengaluru metropolitan transport corporation bmtc north western karnataka road transport corporation nwkrtc north eastern karnataka road transport corporation nekrtc kerala state road transport corporation ksrtc references edit management book bus ticket online ksrtc . ksrtc.in . retrieved 1 may 2016 . kstrc financial info a b gps to track movement of 2 000 ksrtc buses . bengaluru . the hindu . 28 november 2010 . retrieved 9 september 2012 . ksrtc history . timesofindia.com . retrieved 24 jul 2016 . ksrtc history . www.ksrtc.in . retrieved 24 jul 2016 . ksrtc milestones flybus to bial . retrieved 20 december 2015 . ksrtc launches volvo with pantry . retrieved 20 december 2015 . scania delivers first batch to ksrtc . retrieved 20 december 2015 . ksrtc starts service to nashik . retrieved 20 december 2015 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to karnataka state road transport corporation . ksrtc official website 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 navi mumbai nmmt nagpur nmpl pune pmpml surat scb thane tmt durg dbupts retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title karnataka state road transport corporation & oldid 744157167 categories transport in karnatakabus companies of indiaeconomy of karnatakastate agencies of karnatakastate road transport corporations of indiacompanies based in bangalore1961 establishments in indiacompanies established in 1961hidden categories use dmy dates from 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