Major Board & Corporations in Punjab

PEPSU Road Transport corporation, Patiala

PEPSU Road Transport Corporation, was set-up on October 16,1956 under the provision of the Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950 to provide efficient, adequate economic and properly co-ordinated operation system of road transport services in the state. It commenced passenger transport operation mainly in the area then known as the Punjab and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) with a meagre investment of Rs.25.00 lacs and a fleet of 60 buses, covering 11,107 daily scheduled kilometers on 15 routes with 345 employees. (as on 30.9.1997) PEPSU has 1041 buses, 653 routes (including interstate routes operated in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Delhi and Union Territory of Chandigarh) 5397 employees and 2,89,465 scheduled kilometers per day.

The corporation is administered by a Board of Directors consisting of the State government, Central government, Northern Railways. The existing Board of Directors is constituted by the following senior executives:
Chairman
Secretary Transport, Punjab government
Principal Secretary (Finance), Punjab government
Secretary Planning Punjab government
Under Secretary, Ministry of Surface Transport, New Delhi
Managing Director, PRTC.
Chief Marketing Manager, Northern Railways, New Delhi
The Corporation has a two tier management system. In the central office, the Managing Director, is the chief executive functionary of the Corporation; he is assisted by the Addl. Managing Director, Chief Accounts Officer-Cum-Financial Advisor, Chief Automobile Engineer-Cum-Technical Advisor, General Manager (Purchase), General Manager (Operation), General Manager (Admn.), Executive Engineer (Civil Works), Sr. Legal Advisor, Manager (Planning & Statistics) and General Manager (Store).
In the depot, the General Manager is the senior most executive officer who is assisted by the works Manager/ Service Engineer, Traffic Manager, Assistant Controller (Finance & Accounts/Section Officer and the Office Superintendent.

Contact Address
Nabha Road,
Pepsu Road Transport Corporation
Patiala
147001
Managing Director : 0175 - 2311701
Assistant Managing Director : 0175 - 2311705
Pbex : 0175 - 2311715, 2311717