Kerala State Road Transport Corporation

A presentation about public sector company KSRTC, current status, crisis, future etc

1. VIJESH JV SMS CUSAT 2018-2020

2. CONTENTS Introduction History Mission and Vision KSRTC Commitments KSRTC Financials Services Offered Crisis Suggestions to overcome Crisis Future M-Governance and Total Computerization Projects in KSRTC( contd ) Conclusion

3. The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation is the state run bus company in Kerala, India. It is one of the oldest run public bus transport services in India and is headquartered in Trivandrum KSRTC has the monopoly over the nationalised routes. The areas served by KSRTC are Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Mahe Revenue: Avg. 7 crore per day INTRODUCTION

4. Began as the Travancore State Transport Dept. Started on 20 th September 1937 with 33 buses The State Motor Service was inaugurated by His Highness Sree Chithirathirunal on 20 th February 1938. KSRTC established on 15 th March 1965 and converted into an autonomous corporation on 1 st April 1965 HISTORY

5. Half a ' Chakram ' was the minmum fare in 1938. ( Chakram had triple the value of a 100 rupee currency note today, the cost of travelling was comparatively higher during those days.) At present the corporation has 5553 schedules and 6295 buses in Dec 2017 , a workforce of 35271 permanent employees and 207 officers at various levels HISTORY( Contd )

6. Mission : Sugha Yathra , Surakshitha Yathra (Happy Journey, Safe Journey) Vision : To provide or secure or promote the provision of an efficient, adequate, economical and properly coordinated system of road transport service in the State of Kerala (section 18 RTC ACT 1950) MISSION & VISION

7. Provide more comfortable and hygienic services at affordable price. Strict adherence to traffic rules and punctuality in service operation. Continuous upgradation of technology and development of human resource through regular training programmes. KSRTC COMMITMENTS

8. Provide every possible assistance to public by the Vigilance Officer in the Head Office, Officers in our Units and through our control room functioning round the clock. Provide great significance to safety of our people by repeatedly ensuring the fitness of our vehicles.  KSRTC COMMITMENTS(Contd.)

9. KSRTC FINANCIALS

10. Parcel and courier services Online bus ticket booking Contract based property rentals on KSRTC owned property Poster/visual and audio advertisements Reachon Fastbuz ( Trackon ) KSRTC Courier Service Kerala Transportation Services Scania Garuda Maharaja Volvo Garuda Multi axle Airbus Ananthapuri City/ Thiru Kochi City SERVICES OFFERED

11. Super Deluxe Air Bus Sabari Airbus Minnal Delux Airbus Volvo Low floor Non-Ac Low Floor bus Super Express Super Fast Fast Passener Rajadhani /TT Silver Line Jet Venad /Malabar Limited Stop SERVICES OFFERED

12. Double Decker Pink Bus Ordinary Bus Subsidiaries Kerala Urban Road Transport Corporation SERVICES OFFERED

13. Increase in the price of crude oil High Staff-Vehicle ratio Aging fleet Parallel Service Operators Unpaid Loans Unpaid Pensions CRISIS

14. Insufficient capital contribution Operating losses Operation in uneconomic routes Lack of quality management Bureaucratic and political control over the KSRTC CRISIS

15. Arrange bus timing Remote area services Improved service to the customers Long distance travel services Maintain staff-vehicle ratio SUGGESTIONS TO OVERCOME CRISIS

16. Introduce buses with more technologies like, Wi-Fi, GPS, live tracking etc to attract more travellers Request govt: support to pay off debts Increase non-conventional sources of revenue Buy buses that can run on CNG . SUGGESTIONS TO OVERCOME CRISIS( Contd )

17. M Governance and total computerization projects in KSRTC Electric buses CNG buses FUTURE

18. Total Computerization project As part of the Total Computerization project, Depots and Workshops of KSRTC will be networked with the Chief Office in Thiruvananthapuram. Keltron is the implementing agency for this project. The information on inventory, purchase, fleet management will be available online. Besides, information on body building, spare parts replacement, tax remittance, accident details will also be made available with the click of a mouse . M-Governance and Total Computerization Projects in KSRTC( contd )

19. KSRTC has launched  M-governance  project and inaugurated the first-phase of  Total Computerization project  on Friday September 2 2011.  Inaugurated by Hon . Minister for Transport Sri. V.S. Sivakumar   M-Governance and Total Computerization Projects in KSRTC

20. ' Infowheels ', a Mobile Computer Training bus would reach all the KSRTC depots to provide computer training to its employees M-Governance Project M-Governance project is part of the Government's 100-day program. This service is expected to go a long way in helping passengers of KSRTC. Under this service, the public will get the bus timings through SMS. KSRTC is using this service developed by the Kerala State IT Mission. M-Governance and Total Computerization Projects in KSRTC( contd )

21. KSRTC cannot operate in the way it had been over the past 60 odd years anymore. The “Single Behemoth Corporation” model is one of the past in this fast age of mobility, agility and micro management. KSRTC should be ruthlessly corportaized in line with the modern corporation if it has to survive. Being a public corporation it is still fine if it doesn’t function for profit, but some profit does not hurt, which of course should immediately be pushed back should do is to split the corporation into at least three separate corporations or even better into with their own CEO’s and boards. CONCLUSION

22. NEW JOURNEY