Gandhinagar, July 22 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Wednesday distributed financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh each to the families of 115 Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) employees who contracted Covid-19 while on duty during the pandemic and later died, recognising their service as frontline public transport workers. Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi handed over the cheques at a programme in Gandhinagar to the families of the deceased employees, who included drivers and cond…
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Gandhinagar, July 21 (IANS) The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) will distribute Rs 28.75 crore in ex-gratia assistance to the families of 115 employees who died after contracting COVID-19 while on duty during the pandemic, extending to corporation staff a benefit that had initially applied to government employees recognised as “COVID Warriors”. The cheque distribution ceremony is scheduled to be held on July 27 at Narmada Hall, Swarnim Sankul-1 in Gandhinagar. Each eligible fami…
Gandhinagar, July 21 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Tuesday expanded its transport network for students from remote tribal areas by launching 139 new buses under the ‘Bhagwan Birsa Munda Janjatiya Gaurav Parivahan Seva’, a move aimed at improving access to schools and colleges for more than 4,100 additional students. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi flagged off the buses in Gandhinagar.The buses have been deployed in tribal regions through a joint initiat…
Gandhinagar, June 23 (IANS) Twenty-eight retired state transport buses converted into solar-powered mobile classrooms were flagged off from Gandhinagar on Tuesday as part of a new initiative aimed at providing uninterrupted education to children of Agariya families living and working in Gujarat’s remote salt-producing regions.The buses, launched under the state’s newly introduced “School on Wheels” programme known as Ranshala, will serve children from migrant Agariya communities in Surendranagar…
Gandhinagar, June 22 (IANS) More than 1.03 crore QR code-based ticket transactions were recorded on Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) buses between April 2025 and May 2026, generating revenue of over Rs 112.45 crore and reflecting the growing adoption of cashless travel across the state’s public transport network. The figures were released as GSRTC outlined a series of digital initiatives aimed at improving passenger convenience, transparency and operational efficiency.The corpora…
Gandhinagar, June 20 (IANS) More than 3.13 lakh passengers on Saturday submitted feedback on Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) services since March, with the state-run transport operator recording an average satisfaction rating of 4.7 out of five after expanding its QR code-based feedback system across Gujarat. The digital feedback mechanism, introduced on a pilot basis in March last year, has now been rolled out on a large scale following positive passenger response.The QR codes …
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, May 18 (IANS) The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) on Monday announced revisions to the operating routes of several premium AC bus services, with a focus on improving travel efficiency and reducing passenger costs. The changes have been introduced at the Deputy Chief Minister’s instructions.As part of the new arrangement, all premium AC buses operating between Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar will now run via the newly constructed Ahmedabad-Dholera Express Highway.A…
Gandhinagar, May 6 (IANS) Nearly one-third of the daily revenue of the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) is now generated through digital payments, as the state-run transporter expands cashless systems across its network. Officials said around 30 per cent of GSRTC’s daily income is received through cashless modes, following the introduction of multiple digital payment options across more than 8,000 buses in the state.These include UPI, debit cards and credit cards, available thr…
Gandhinagar, April 15 (IANS) More than 1,700 passengers used the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation’s (GSRTC) newly introduced QR code-based feedback system within its first month, generating a strong average satisfaction rating of 4.5 out of 5 and prompting immediate action on service-related complaints. The GSRTC launched its ‘Passenger Feedback and Performance Rating System’ in March 2026, allowing passengers to scan QR codes installed in buses to submit feedback and rate services…
Patan, March 27 (IANS) A new bus port in Patan will handle around 850 daily bus movements and is expected to serve more than 20,000 passengers each day, following its inauguration on Friday under a public-private partnership model. The facility, built by the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) in collaboration with Katira Construction (Patan) Pvt. Ltd., was inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi.He unveiled the plaque after a ribbon-cutting ceremony and announced …