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	\| headquarters = Marimalai Adigal Salai, [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]]		\| headquarters = Marimalai Adigal Salai, [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]]
	\| service_area = [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]], [[Karaikal]], [[Mahé, Pondicherry\|Mahé]], [[Yanam]], Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka.		\| service_area = [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]], [[Karaikal]], [[Mahé, Pondicherry\|Mahé]], [[Yanam]], Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka.
	\| fleet = 141 <ref>{{Cite ~~web~~\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/40-new-buses-added-to-fleet-of-puducherry-road-transport-corpn/article7610314.ece\|title=40 new buses added to fleet of Puducherry Road Transport Corpn.\|first=M. Dinesh\|last=Varma\|date=3 September 2015\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>		\| fleet = 141 <ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/40-new-buses-added-to-fleet-of-puducherry-road-transport-corpn/article7610314.ece\|title=40 new buses added to fleet of Puducherry Road Transport Corpn.\|first=M. Dinesh\|last=Varma\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=3 September 2015\|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
	\| operator = Government of Puducherry		\| operator = Government of Puducherry
	\| homepage = [http://www.prtc.in PRTC]		\| homepage = [http://www.prtc.in PRTC]
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	<ref>{{cite news\|last=Nair\|first=Rajesh B.\|date=2010-03-06\|title=Road transport corporation set for revival\|location=Puducherry\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092252840300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925162759/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092252840300.htm\|url-status=dead\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|archive-date=2009-09-25}}</ref>		<ref>{{cite news\|last=Nair\|first=Rajesh B.\|date=2010-03-06\|title=Road transport corporation set for revival\|location=Puducherry\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092252840300.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925162759/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092252840300.htm\|url-status=dead\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|archive-date=2009-09-25}}</ref>

	There is also a proposal to replace all the inter-state buses. All of them have done more than 10 lakh km and are very old. Very recently PRTC has added 4 Ultra Delux buses of Prakash P8000 Model on the [[Pondicherry (city)\|Pondicherry]]–[[Mahé, India\|Mahé]] and Pondicherry–[[Nagercoil]] routes. Another 3 Ultra Delux buses are expected to be added to the fleet soon. They also have replaced 30 of their age old inter-city bus fleet with new buses built by TVR Coach on [[Ashok Leyland]] platform and they also have procured 200 electronic ticket vending machines enabled with [[GPS]] and [[GPRS]] as a part of preventing revenue leakage.<ref>{{cite news\|author=Staff Reporter\|date=2013-01-29\|title=Cameras to help PRTC monitor buses\|~~publisher~~=[[The Hindu]]\|location=Puducherry\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/cameras-to-help-prtc-monitor-buses/article4356278.ece}}</ref>		There is also a proposal to replace all the inter-state buses. All of them have done more than 10 lakh km and are very old. Very recently PRTC has added 4 Ultra Delux buses of Prakash P8000 Model on the [[Pondicherry (city)\|Pondicherry]]–[[Mahé, India\|Mahé]] and Pondicherry–[[Nagercoil]] routes. Another 3 Ultra Delux buses are expected to be added to the fleet soon. They also have replaced 30 of their age old inter-city bus fleet with new buses built by TVR Coach on [[Ashok Leyland]] platform and they also have procured 200 electronic ticket vending machines enabled with [[GPS]] and [[GPRS]] as a part of preventing revenue leakage.<ref>{{cite news\|author=Staff Reporter\|date=2013-01-29\|title=Cameras to help PRTC monitor buses\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|location=Puducherry\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/cameras-to-help-prtc-monitor-buses/article4356278.ece}}</ref>
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	\| location = Puducherry		\| location = Puducherry
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	\| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/prtc-introduces-electronic-ticketing-machines/article2909527.ece		\| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/prtc-introduces-electronic-ticketing-machines/article2909527.ece
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{{Infobox Bus transit
| name = Puducherry Road Transport Corporation
| founded = 1988
| headquarters = Marimalai Adigal Salai, [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| service_area = [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[Karaikal]], [[Mahé, Pondicherry|Mahé]], [[Yanam]], Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka.
| fleet = 141 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/40-new-buses-added-to-fleet-of-puducherry-road-transport-corpn/article7610314.ece|title=40 new buses added to fleet of Puducherry Road Transport Corpn.|first=M. Dinesh|last=Varma|date=3 September 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
| operator = Government of Puducherry
| homepage = [http://www.prtc.in PRTC]
| area_served = Parts of Puducherry UT in Tamilnadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
}}
The '''Puducherry Road Transport Corporation''' ('''PRTC''') is the government transport corporation in the union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] that provides services in all the four regions of Puducherry, namely [[Pondicherry district|Pondicherry]], [[Karaikal]], [[Mahé, Pondicherry|Mahé]] and [[Yanam district|Yanam]].

== History ==
Pondicherry Tourism Development Corporation Limited (PTDC)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-21|title=Official Website of Department of Tourism, Government of Puducherry, India|url=http://tourism.puducherry.gov.in/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321041948/http://tourism.puducherry.gov.in/|archive-date=2019-03-21|access-date=2021-04-15|website=tourism.puducherry.gov.in}}</ref> was incorporated during February 1986 to promote tourism in the union territory of
[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. With the introduction of transport service from March 1988, the corporation was converted into Pondicherry Tourism and Transport Development Corporation Limited (PT&TDC) with effect from December 1992. The corporation operates inter-state buses on 55 routes throughout the territory, providing direct services to important tourist destinations in all the southern states of India. PT&TDC has paid up capital of about Rs.28.42 crores and was incurring substantial annual losses in the tourism sector. Hence, the corporation was bifurcated with effect from 1 April 2005 into the Puducherry Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) and Pondicherry Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), in order to focus on diversification and expansion projects.

== Fleets ==
PRTC operates over 139 buses in various Inter-state and Intra-City routes. It operates around 40 [[Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission|JNNURM]] buses in all the 4 territories, viz: [[Puducherry district|Puducherry]], [[Karaikal]], [[Mahe district|Mahe]] and [[Yanam]], with a majority of them operating in Puducherry. The fleet with PRTC is entirely from [[Ashok Leyland]].

== Routes ==

It operates various inter-state routes, connecting important cities of [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Kerala]] like [[Chennai]], [[Tindivanam]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Tirunelveli]], [[Kumbakonam]], [[Kumily]], [[Velankanni]], [[Nagapattinam]], [[Mayiladuthurai]], [[Neyveli]], [[Chidambaram]], [[Viluppuram]], [[Cuddalore]] , [[Palakkad]], [[Malappuram]], [[Kozhikode]] from its towns of [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]] and [[Karaikal]]. It also operates to [[Mahe district|Mahe]], [[Tirupati|Tirupathi]], [[Bengaluru]] from [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]], which till date, are its only services outside [[Tamil Nadu]]. Off late, they have been adding more and more services in Mahe and [[Yanam]]. As of now, they are operating 3 JnNURM town buses, each in Mahe and [[Yanam]].

== Class of services ==

PRTC is now running the following types of buses, connecting different places in its 4 regions as well as to the neighboring states.

* '''City Ordinary''' - ''2*2 City bus and 3*2 City bus''
* '''City Semi Low Floor''' - ''2*2 JnNURM bus''
* '''Express''' - ''3*2 Mofussil Bus''
* '''Deluxe''' - ''2*2 Non-Push Back''
* '''Ultra Deluxe''' - ''2*2 Push Back''
*'''Volvo buses''' - 2*2 PDYCHN & PDYCUD

== Future plans and expansion ==

PRTC has received a fresh batch of 25 buses from [[JnNURM]] for the city operations. Around 25 Semi-Low-Floor buses are being operated to destinations in and around the [[Pondicherry district|Pondicherry]]. It received another fresh batch of 14 new Semi-Low- Floor buses and they were inaugurated in the month of January, 3 out of which are running in Karaikal and Mahe, 2 in Yanam and the rest doing its service in Puducherry Urban Area in new routes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kishore|first=Kavita|date=2013-01-11|title=New Buses for PRTC's Fleet|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|publisher=The Hindu|location=Puducherry|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/new-buses-for-prtc-fleet/article4298005.ece}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news|last=Nair|first=Rajesh B.|date=2010-03-06|title=Road transport corporation set for revival|location=Puducherry|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092252840300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925162759/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/22/stories/2009092252840300.htm|url-status=dead|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=2009-09-25}}</ref>

There is also a proposal to replace all the inter-state buses. All of them have done more than 10 lakh km and are very old. Very recently PRTC has added 4 Ultra Delux buses of Prakash P8000 Model on the [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]]–[[Mahé, India|Mahé]] and Pondicherry–[[Nagercoil]] routes. Another 3 Ultra Delux buses are expected to be added to the fleet soon. They also have replaced 30 of their age old inter-city bus fleet with new buses built by TVR Coach on [[Ashok Leyland]] platform and they also have procured 200 electronic ticket vending machines enabled with [[GPS]] and [[GPRS]] as a part of preventing revenue leakage.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2013-01-29|title=Cameras to help PRTC monitor buses|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|location=Puducherry|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/cameras-to-help-prtc-monitor-buses/article4356278.ece}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news
| title = Cameras to Help PRTC Monitor Buses
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Puducherry
| publisher = The Hindu
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/prtc-introduces-electronic-ticketing-machines/article2909527.ece
}}</ref>

Very recently they have invited tenders for procurement of 50 buses under JnNURM - II. They include 20 Standard Non-AC buses, 20 Mini Non-AC buses. They are expected to hit the road sometime in 2014 and are to be deployed in new local routes.

== Volvo Buses ==
PRTC also operates 2 Volvo AC buses to two different locations. They were procured in 2006–2007, but in the year 2010–11 they were withdrawn due to an accident and a court order to halt the service between [[Puducherry (city)]] and Bengaluru. Now, due to the efforts of the new general manager and the managing director, the buses have been sent to the Volvo factory and have been re-furbished with a complete FC. Both the buses have been delivered back to PRTC and has started its service in [[Pondicherry|Puducherry]] –[[Chennai]] route.
10 new Volvo buses to ply in Puducherry and to Chennai .A fleet of brand new Volvo buses rolled out to enhance the travel experience of the commuters on Friday[12-07-2014].
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy flagged off the 10 swanky, air-conditioned buses of the Puducherry Road Transport (PRTC) Corporation Limited here.
<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sivaraman|first=R.|date=12 July 2014|title=Gear up for smooth and swanky travel|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/gear-up-for-smooth-and-swanky-travel/article6203684.ece|website=[[The Hindu]]|via=}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]]
*[[Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation]]
*[[State Express Transport Corporation (Tamil Nadu)]]
*[[Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{State owned road transport companies in India}}

[[Category:Bus companies of India]]
[[Category:State road transport corporations of India]]
[[Category:Companies based in Puducherry]]
[[Category:Transport in Puducherry]]
[[Category:Transport companies established in 1988]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1988]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in Pondicherry]]

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