Pepsu Road Transport Corporation came into
existence on October 16, 1956 with a meagre fleet of 60 buses and only 15
routes covering 11,107 KMs daily having 345 employees on its roll.
A)
PRTC is operating in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal, U.T., Delhi,
U.P., Uttranchal, Rajasthan and J&K.
B)
At present PRTC have 1304 buses in various categories as per the details given below:
–
Sr.No. |
Category of |
No. of buses |
|
PRTC Own Buses |
|
1. |
Ordinary |
905 |
2. |
MIDI BUSES |
78 |
|
Hired under KM Scheme buses |
|
3. |
Ordinary Buses |
203 |
4. |
Integral Coaches VOLVO / SCANIA |
15 |
5. |
HVAC |
24 |
6. |
MIDI BUSES |
7 |
|
Total |
1232 |
C) PRTC has total of 4555 employees in different
categories. The detail of the staff is as under: -.
Sr.No. |
Category of Staff |
No. of Regular employees |
No. of outsourced employees |
No. of contract employees |
1. |
Operational |
|
|
|
|
Driver |
160 |
1121 |
182 |
|
Conductor |
188 |
1424 |
249 |
|
Inspectorate |
332 |
0 |
0 |
2. |
Workshop |
39 |
256 |
169 |
3. |
Ministerial |
150 |
272 |
13 |
|
Total |
869 |
3073 |
613 |
In addition to above
employees PRTC has approx. 4913 pensioners/ family pensioners and PRTC is
paying pension to the tune of approx. Rs.10.47 crore per month only to its retired employees.
Number of Bus Stands of PRTC
PRTC is a
Public Sector Undertaking owned by the State Government and the Central
Government (Northern Railway). The Corporation is headed by a Chairman
appointed by the State Government and it is administered by body corporate
consisting of such members as may be appointed by State Government and two
members by the Central Government. The Managing Director and the Chief Accounts
Officer-cum-Financial Advisor are appointed by the State Government under
section 14 of the said Act. The Managing Director is the Executive Head of the
Corporation under Section 15 (1).
PRTC
has 9 depot and 16 bus stands across the Punjab as detailed below:
Sr.No. |
Name of the Depot |
Name of Bus Stands under the control of |
1 |
Patiala |
Patiala, Bassi Pathana, Patran, Amloh, Sirhand |
2 |
Sangrur |
Sangrur, Moonak, Ahmedgarh |
3 |
Chandigarh |
Zirakpur |
4 |
Bathinda |
Bathinda, Talwandi Sabo, Rama Mandi |
5 |
Budhlada |
Budhlada |
6 |
Faridkot |
Faridkot |
7 |
Kapurthala |
Kapurthala, Phagwara |
8 |
Barnala |
– |
9 |
Ludhiana |
– |