TSRTC signed an MoU with APSRTC

Hyderabad, May 31: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with APSRTC to improve transportation by operating inter-State buses.

The officials signed the MoU in Hyderabad recently. Executive Directors of both the Corporations attended the meeting.

According to official sources, the APSRTC is operating 1,066 services in different routes to Telangana and the TSRTC is playing 505 buses to Andhra Pradesh. As many as 30,000 passengers are traveling from different places in AP to Hyderabad every day.

The TSRTC officials said they were losing revenue due to the disparity in the number leading to the agreement.

"As on March 31, 2017, the APSRTC is operating its services over 2.77 lakh km per day in Telangana, while the TSRTC is running 1.11 lakh km in Andhra Pradesh," said APSRTC Executive Director (Operations) G. Jaya Rao.

The buses are being operated between the two States now under Section 72 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. The Transport Department gave permits for operating buses before the bifurcation, which is valid for five years, i.e. up to May 2019.

"As per the agreement, the APSRTC has decided to decrease its services to Telangana and the TSRTC will increase its operations in those routes in AP. We will decrease our buses in a phased manner in the next two years. Once the permits expire, we will enter into an inter-State agreement with the TSRTC like other neighboring States, which are operating in AP," Mr. Jaya Rao told media.