# Odisha State Road Transport Corporation

Odisha State Road Transport Corporation or OSRTC is the state owned road transport corporation in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. It is a wholly owned public sector enterprise of the Government of Odisha founded in 1971. It serves major towns, cities and villages of Odisha and also operating interstate bus services to the neighbouring states of Andra Pradesh, Telangana and West Bengal It is acknowledged for its distinguished service for safe and lowest cost of operation with a fleet of 636 buses.

## History

The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) established under the Orissa State Road Transport Corporation Act (1950), commenced its business of passenger transport services from 15 May 1974. In 1948, the Government of Odisha took over operation of bus services run by erstwhile princely states under State Transport Services (STS) of the Transport Department.
In 1950, the Central Act, R.T.C. Act (Act No. 64 of 1950) was enacted, which required creation of Road Transport Corporations under respective state governments and so came into existence Orissa Road Transport Corporation (ORTC).
OSRTC was created w.e.f. 15 May 1974 and the assets and employees of State Transport Services were transferred to OSRTC. The corporation started functioning with Share Capital Contribution from the Government of Odisha and the Government of India in the ratio of 2:1. The O. R. T. Company, operating mostly in the southern parts of the state merged with the OSRTC in 1990 along with all its assets, liabilities and employees.

## Services
### Fleet

* AC Deluxe (Ashok Leyland, Tata)
* Express (Ashok Leyland)
* Hi-Comfort (Ashok Leyland)
* Hi-Tech (Ashok Leyland)
* Light Commercial Vehicle
* Volvo

## Divisions

Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) has three divisions comprising a total of 23 depots.
* Bhubaneswar Division
* Berhampur Division
* Sambalpur Division

### Depots

* Angul
* Aska
* Balangir
* Bargarh
* Berhampur
* Bhanjanagar
* Bhawanipatna
* Bhubaneswar
* Cuttack
* Deogarh
* Jeypore
* Keonjhar
* Malkangiri
* Nabarangpur
* Nuapada
* Padampur
* Paralakhemundi
* Phulbani
* Puri (Malatipatpur)
* Rayagada
* Rourkela
* Sambalpur
* Sundargarh
* Vizianagaram

## Accolades

| Award | Year | Conferrer |
| Merit – Performance in Productivity | 1991–92 | National Productivity Council (NPC) |
| Best Passenger Safety | 1992 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Maximum Improvement in Tyre Performance | 1995–96 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Road Safety Under Mofussil Category | 1998 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Lowest Operational Cost Under Mofussil Category | 2002–03 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Lowest Operational Cost Under Mofussil Category | 2003–04 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Transport Minister's Trophy for Safe Transport Lowest Accident Record | 2004–05 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| Transport Minister's Trophy for Safe Transport Lowest Accident Record | 2005–06 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| Minimum Operational Cost | 2007–08 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Minimum Operational Cost | 2008–09 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Profit Making STU in Mofussil Service | 2010–11 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Minimum Operational Cost | 2011–12 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Minimum Operational Cost | 2012–13 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Minimum Operational Cost and Highest KMPL | 2013–14 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Highest KMPL and Best Profit Making State Transport Undertakings | 2014–15 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Highest KMPL and Best Profit Making State Transport Undertakings | 2015–16 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Maximum Improvement in Tyre Performance | 2017–18 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Minimum Operational Cost | 2017–18 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Highest KMPL and Profit Making State Transport Undertakings | 2017–18 | Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) |
| Minimum Operational Cost Among State Transport Undertakings | 2018 | Smart City Summit 2018 Surat, Gujarat |
| Web-based Ticketing System with Mobile Android and iOS App | 2018 | SKOCH Order-of-Merit 2018 |
| In-Bus Ticketing Through GRPS/RFID Based Electronics Ticket Machines (ETMs) | 2019 | SKOCH Order-of-Merit 2019 |
| OSRTC Bhawanipatna and Padampur Depots – Fuel Efficiency Awards | 2018–19 | Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| Indian Express Technology Sabha Award 2020 – Depot Management System | 2020 | Indian Express Limited |
Apart from all these accolades, the success story of OSRTC has been included in the syllabus of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad as a case study.