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CHAPTER II

PROFILE OF TNSTC LTD

2.1 INTRODUCTION

Tamil Nadu is in the forefront of the Indian subcontinent in

providing an efficient transport service to the people. Transport

facilities are a basic ingredient in a modern society for bringing people

together and for the improvement of the society. The Tamil Nadu

Government, with its transport corporations, provides various types of

service like metro, mofussil, express, ghat services etc., to bring the

people together. Whether it rains or shines, efficient and safe transport

operation is continued in all parts of Tamil Nadu by the State

Transport Undertakings.

The Transport Department is having under its control 18 State

Transport Undertakings including Tamil Nadu Transport

Development Finance Corporation, Pallavan Transport Consultancy

Services Ltd., Institute of Road Transport, Chennai and Motor

Vehicles Maintenance Department.

The Transport Department is also the Nodal Agency in the

State Government in respect of projects implemented by the Southern

Railway, Postal and Telecommunication Department and the Civil

Aviation Department of the Government of India, within the State of

Tamil Nadu.

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2.2 HISTORY OF TAMIL NADU STATE TRANSPORT

CORPORATION LTD.

In 1944 after the Second World War, the British led Central

Government in India appointed a committee to analyse and report the

status of public transport in the country. The appointed committee

analysed the transport system all over India and found that a majority

of the private operators in the transport sector were aiming at profit

maximization only, ignoring public interest. The committee forwarded

its report to the Government in 1946 recommending the

nationalization of the Transport Sector in the better interests of the

nation. The Government of India then accepted the recommendations

of the committee and passed an order to all the states in India to

nationalize the Transport Sector.

On the basis of the order issued by the Central Government, the

then Chennai Rajathani Government passed an order on 24.03.1947 to

nationalise 239 private buses which were operated in Chennai, the

capital of the state. As per the order of the Government, all the buses

operated in Chennai were nationalised gradually before July 1948 and

named as ‘Government Bus Service’.

In independent India, the states were reorganised in 1956 on the

basis of the languages spoken by the people in different regions of the

nation. The Karnataka and Andhra regions were segregated from the

Chennai Rajathani region on the basis of the language spoken by the

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people and the remaining part of the region was renamed as the state

of Madras. Hence the ‘Government Bus Service’ was changed into

‘State Transport Department’.

The Kanyakumari District, which was under regime of the

Tiruvithankoor state was merged with the state of Madras on

01.11.1956. The buses operated by the Tiruvithankoor state in

Kanyakumari District were also merged with the State Transport

Department of Chennai. The administration of Kanyakumari

Transport Division was headed by a District Transport Superintendent

appointed for that purpose and he was acting under the Director in

Madras. The State Transport Department which was functioning in

Madras and Kanyakumari entered into an agreement with the State of

Karnataka and the first express transport service between Madras and

Karnataka was started in August 1959. Since the operation of

transport service between Madras and Karnataka was a grand success

in the history of the two regions, there were enough demands from the

people of the state of Madras to operate such express services locally

and as a result of such popular demand, express transport service was

started for locations exceeding 120 kms from Madras, connecting all

the district head quarters of the state. Extending the transport service

in the entire region was enabled by this initiative of the Government.

The policy on Nationalisation of Transport Service which came

into force in 1946 was not widely accepted in principle and it is the

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‘Dravida Munnetra Kalagam’ (DMK) which came to power in 1967

nationalised 495 private buses without extending their permit for

further operation.

The State Transport Department was divided into Chennai,

Salem, Trichy and Kanyakumari for its effective functioning and four

joint directors were appointed under the Director in Madras to look

after the effective functioning of the departments in these four sub-

regions. The state of Madras was renamed as ‘Tamil Nadu’ by the

then Chief Minister of the state Mr.Annadurai and hence the ‘State

Transport Department’ was renamed as ‘Tamil Nadu State Transport

Department’.

In 1968, the Government of Tamil Nadu appointed a high level

committee to analyse the efficiency of the Tamil Nadu State Transport

Department and the committee recommended that transport service

should not be directly under the control of the Government and that

the department might take the shape of a limited corporation. Such an

initiative, it was recommended, would enable the transport sector in

Tamil Nadu to function efficiently with its economic and service

objectives.

The Government of Tamil Nadu on the basis of the above

recommendations issued an order dated 08.11.1971 (G.O. No:86) and

the erstwhile Tamil Nadu State Transport vehicles and administration

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operated in Chennai and Chengalpaltu were brought under the

Companies Act, 1956 and named as Pallavan Transport Corporation

Limited on 01.01,1972. The establishment of Pallavan Transport

Corporation Limited paved the way for the inception of other

corporations.

2.3 PRIOR TO 1996

Until 1996, the transport services are bifurcated and were

undertaken by 21 different transport corporations to cater different

parts of the state. Each transport corporation were named after a

Leader / notable personality in the state.

1. Pallavan Transport Corporation

2. Dr.Ambedkar Transport Corporation

3. Thanthai Periyar Transport Corporation

4. Pattukottai Azhagiri Transport Corporation

5. M.G.R Transport Corporation

6. Cholan Roadways Corporation

7. Dheeran Chinnamalai Transport Corporation

8. Marudhu Pandiar Transport Corporation

9. Veeran Azhagu Muthukone Transport Corporation

10. Cheran Transport Corporation

11. Bharathiar Transport Corporation

12. Jeeva Transport Corporation

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13. Anna Transport Corporation

14. Annai Sathya Transport Corporation

15. Pandian Roadways Corporation

16. Kattapomman Transport Corporation

17. Nesamani Transport Corporation

18. Rani Mangammal Transport Corporation

19. Veeran Sundaralingam Transport Corporation

20. Thiruvalluvar Transport Corporation

21. Rajiv Gandhi Transport Corporation

Cholan Roadways Corporation (CRC) commenced its

operations in Thanjavur and Tiruchirapalli Districts on the 1st of

March 1972 on Government’s transferring buses taken over from Sri

Ramavilas Service (64 vehicles) Raman & Raman Limited (180

vehicles) and Sathi Vilas, Porayar (50 vehicles) under the Tamil Nadu

Fleet Operators Stage Carriages (Acquisition) Act 1971. Its

headquarters is Kumbakonam. Its fleet strength as on 31 January 1985

was 884. In view of its huge size, it was bifurcated and, after

bifurcation, Cholan Roadways Corporation Limited is having

Thanjavur, Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur Districts as its operational

area. Cholan Roadways Corporation Limited was renamed as Tamil

Nadu State Transport Corporation, Kumbakonam (Division-I) Ltd,

Kumbakonam on 01.07.97 and its fleet strength as on 31.03.2003 was

925.

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Cheran Transport Corporation Limited was incorporated as a

Company on 17.02.1972 and it commenced its services on 01.03.72

with 110 buses taken over from erstwhile M/s. Anamalai Bus

Transport Ltd., Pollachi in Coimbatore District. Subsequently, it took

over 120 buses from 19 private operators in pursuance of Tamil Nadu

Stage Carriages and Contract Carriages (Acquisition) Act 1973 on

14.1.73. It was catering to the needs of passengers in Coimbatore,

Erode and Nilgiris districts. In view of its huge size, Cheran Transport

Corporation Limited was bifurcated and the new Corporation, namely

the Jeeva Transport Corporation started functioning with headquarters

at Erode. The Cheran Transport Corporation Limited continued its

operations in Coimbatore and the Nilgiris districts. Again, in order to

ensure close supervision and viability, Cheran Transport Corporation

Limited was split into two Corporations, namely, Cheran Transport

Corporation Limited and Mahakavi Bharathiar Transport Corporation

Limited. The Cheran Transport Corporation Limited was renamed as

Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Coimbatore and Mahakavi

Bharathiyar Transport Corporation was renamed as Tamil Nadu State

Transport Corporation (Coimbatore Division III) Ltd.,

Udhagamandalam on 01.07.97. The Tamil Nadu State Transport

Corporation (Coimbatore Division III) Ltd., Udhagamandalam has

been merged with Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(Coimbatore Division I) Ltd., with effect from 7.11.2000. At present,

the principal area of operation is Coimbatore and Nilgiris Districts.

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The district bus services operated by the erstwhile Tamil Nadu

State Transport Department were separated on 15th September 1975,

and formed as the district wing of Pallavan Transport Corporation

Limited. The area of operation of this Corporation was Kanchipuram

and Thiruvannamalai Districts. The routes of this wing and the

Thanthai Periyar Transport Corporation Limited were nationalised and

this wing started operating as an independent Corporation under the

name of Pattukottai Azhagiri Transport Corporation Limited with

headquarters at Vellore from the 1st December 1982 with a fleet

strength of 268. The operational area of this Corporation was fixed as

entire Vellore and Thiruvannamalai Districts. Pattukottai Azhagiri

Transport Corporation (Villupuram division -II) Ltd., was renamed as

Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Vellore on 01.07.1997.

The Pandiyan Roadways Corporation Limited came into

existence from 17.01.72 with a fleet strength of 346 buses following

the nationalisation of buses of Southern Roadways (P) Limited,

Madurai. The area of operation of this Corporation is Madurai

District. The Pandiyan Roadways Corporation Limited was renamed

as Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, (Madurai Division-I) Ltd,

Madurai on 01.07.97 and its fleet strength as on 31.03.2003 was 935.

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2.4 DURING 1997

The numbers of transport corporations are reduced and those 21

different transport corporations were clubbed to form just 6 transport

corporations (excluding MTC & SETC).

This time, all the leader’s names were replaced with

“TamilNadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC)” along with a

division name, which are as follows:

Table 2.1

List of new names of the Corporation

Old Name of the

Transport Corporation

(Prior to 1996)

Current Name of the Transport

Corporation

Pallavan Transport Metropolitan Transport Corporation

(MTC) Chennai

Dr.Ambedkar Metropolitan Transport Corporation

(MTC) Chennai

Thanthai Periyar Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Villupuram

Pattukottai Azhagiri Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Villupuram

M.G.R Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Villupuram

Cholan Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Kumbakonam

Dheeran Chinnamalai Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Kumbakonam

Marudhu Pandiar Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Kumbakonam

Veeran Azhagu

Muthukone

Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Kumbakonam

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Cheran Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Coimbatore

Bharathiar Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Coimbatore

Jeeva Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Coimbatore

Anna Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Salem

Annai Sathya Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Salem

Pandian Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Madurai

Kattapomman Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Tirunelveli

Nesamani Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Tirunelveli

Rani Mangammal Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Madurai

Veeran Sundaralingam Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation

(TNSTC) Madurai

Thiruvalluvar State Express Transport Corporation

(SETC) Tamil Nadu

Rajiv Gandhi State Express Transport Corporation

(SETC) Tamil Nadu

2.5 AFTER 1995

Now the TNSTC was organized into 6 divisions (excluding

MTC & SETC) such as Villupuram Division, Salem Division,

Coimbatore Division, Kumbakonam Division Madurai Division and

Tirunelveli Division. The following table shows the operational

features of TNSTC.

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Operational Features

Table 2.2

Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporations

Functioning in Tamil Nadu

SI.

No.

Name of the Corporation

Date of

Operation

Principal Area of

Operation

1

Metropolitan Transport

Corporation Chennai Limited

01.01.1972

Chennai Metropolitan

area

2

State Express Transport

Corporation

01.04.1980

Tamil Nadu & Inter

state

3

Tamil Nadu State Transport

Corporation (Villupuram

Division - 1)

16.01.1975

Villupuram &

Cuddalorc Districts

4



Division — II)

01.12.1982

Vellore &

Thiruvannamalai

Districts

5



Division - III)

01.04.1992

Kancheepuram &

Thiruvallur Districts

6


Corporation (Salem Division -I)

15.02.1973

Salem District

7


Corporation (Salem Division -

II)

01.04.1987

Dharmapuri District

8


Corporation (Coimbatore

Division - 1)

01.03.1972

Coimbatore and

Nilgris Districts

9


Corporation (Coimbatore

Division — III)

01.04.1983

Erode District

10


Corporation (Kumbakonam

Division - 1)

01.03.1972

Tanjore,

Nagapattinam &

Tiruvarur Districts

11



Division - II)

01.04.1985

Trichy, Karur &

Perambalur Districts

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12



Division - III)

01.04.1983

Karaikudi, Sivaganga

& Ramanathapuram

Districts

13



Division - IV)

16.03.1996

Pudukottai District

14


Corporation (Madurai Division

- 1)

17.01.1972

Madurai District

15


Corporation (Madurai Division-

II)

01.04.1986

Dindigul District

16


Corporation (Madurai Division

-III)

01.05.1997

Virudunagar District

17


Corporation (Tirunelveli

Division- I)

23.10.2010

Tirunelveli &

Thoothukudi Districts

18


Corporation (Tirunelveli

Division - II)

23.10.2010

Kanyakumari District

Source : Annual Reports, TNSTC Ltd.

2.6 TAMIL NADU STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION - AN

OVERVIEW

Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation is the Government

public transport bus operator of Tamil Nadu, India. It operates buses

on intra and inter state bus routes. It also operates on city routes. In the

2007-2008 budgets it was announced that 5000 new buses would be

added to the corporations within 5 years. TNSTC is the second largest

transport corporation in India and is well known for its route coverage

almost to every remote area in Tamil Nadu.

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Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation was the first in India

to introduce excellent paintings in buses. The school students get a

pass to travel in the corporation’s buses at free of cost from their

school to their homes. These passes are issued by the Government of

Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu State Transport corporation operates buses of

various classes to cater to different sections of the public.

1. General buses, the largest in its capacity, ply on inter

district, inter village routes and cater to a majority of the

passengers.

2. Video coaches (Super Deluxe) are operated between

district headquarters and to places of tourist and pilgrimage

importance.

3. Ultra Deluxe coaches are operated from various important

commercial centres of Tamil Nadu to Chennai, Bangalore,

Thiruvanandapuram and also amongst the centres. These

are the Non-AC luxury coaches of Tamil Nadu State

Transport Corporation. These have recliner seats with

larger leg-room, personal fans and light.

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Table 2.3

Bus fare per kilometer In Tamil Nadu State

Transport Corporation

Sl.

No.

Category Fare

(in Rupees)

1.

Mofussil

0.28

2.

Hill Region

0.31

3.

Express

0.32

4.

Super fast

0.38

5.

Hill Region Express

0.37

6.

Hill Region Express Super Deluxe

0.42

7.

Ultra Deluxe

0.52

8.

Air Conditioned

0.85

9.

Town Bus (Minimum Fare)

2.00

10.

Town Bus (Maximum Fare)

7.00

Source : Annual Reports, TNSTC Ltd.

Table 2.4

Educational Institutions run by Tamil Nadu state Transport

Corporation

Sl.

No.

Particulars

Total

seats

available

Government

Quota

Management

Quota

1.

Perundurai Medical College

60

39

21

2.

Engineering Colleges

(a)

Undergraduate Degrees in

Engineering

360

234

126

(b) Postgraduate Degrees in

Engineering

36 18 18

(c)

MCA Degree 60 30 30

3

Polytechnics 520

260

260

Source: Annual Reports, TNSTC Ltd.

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2.7 INSTITUTES OF ROAD TRANSPORT

The following institutions are functioning under the control of

the Institute of Road Transport.

a) Perundurai Medical College : In this medical college, the

five and a half year M.B.B.S. programme (i.e., 4 ½ years

study + 1 year training) is offered with a total seat of 60 out

of which 40 seats are for the open quota and is filled by the

Government and the remaining 20 seats are filled from

among the wards of the employees of State Transport

Undertakings.

b) Institute of Road and Transport Technology : An

automobile research oriented engineering college known as

Institute of Road and Transport Technology was started in

1984 at Erode. B.E., degree courses approved by the All

India Council of Technical Education offered here are

Automobile Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer

Science Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics

and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics

Engineering. The total available seats are 300, out of which

50% of the seats are for the open quota and filled up by the

Government. The remaining 50% of the seats are filled from

among the wards of the employees of State Transport

Undertakings. In addition, under the lateral entry scheme for

3 year diploma holders, there are 30 seats out of which 50%

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are filled up by the Government and the remaining 50% are

filled from among the wards of the employees of State

Transport Undertakings. Besides the above B.E., courses,

the college also conducts a three year M.C.A. course. The

total seats available are 60 out of which 30 seats are filled

under the open quota and the remaining 30 seats are filled

from among the wards of the employees.

c) Polytechnics : There are three polytechnics run by the

Institute of Road Transport. They are at Chrompet

(Chennai), Bargur and Tirunelveli. The Diploma courses

available are Electrical and Electronics Engineering,

Electronics and Communication Engineering and Computer

Technology. The total number of seats available in the three

Polytechnics is 360 at the rate of 120 seats for each

Polytechnic. 50% of the seats are filled under the open quota

by the Principal of the concerned Polytechnics following the

norms laid down by the Government and the remaining 50%

seats are filled from among the wards of the employees of

the State Transport Undertakings. In addition 24 seats are

available for 2 year diploma at each polytechnic under the

lateral entry scheme. Out of the 24 seats available 12 seats

are to be filled under the open quota and the remaining 12

seats under the reserved quota.

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2.8 DRIVER TRAINING CENTRES

The Institute of Road Transport is conducting three months

Heavy Vehicle Driver Training course at Gummidipoondi and at the

14 Transport Corporation Training Centres for those who have passed

10th standard and are having Light Vehicle License with one year

experience. The course fee is Rs.16,200. The candidates are selected

by open advertisement in newspapers.

2.9 MATERIAL TESTING LABORATORY, CHENNAI

A Material Testing Laboratory was started at the Institute of

Road Transport campus to monitor the quality of the automobile

components purchased by the State Transport Undertakings in Tamil

Nadu. Even small scales Industries in and around Tamil Nadu

manufacturing the automobile components are utilizing the testing

facilities available at the Institute of Road Transport to improve the

quality of their products. The automobile components are tested

against ISI Standards / Manufacturers’ Specifications on payment of

the testing charges prescribed for each component.

2.10 PROFILE OF THE STUDY UNIT

The Dheeran Chinnamalai Transport Corporation Ltd, formed

out of Cholan Roadways Corporation Ltd, was registered on 1-1-1985

and it commenced operations on 1-4-1985 with a fleet strength of 404

vehicles with Trichy as headquarter. The operational jurisdiction of

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this corporation is Trichy, Karur and Perambalur Districts. The

Corporation was renamed as TNSTC Kumbakonam (Division-II) Ltd,

Trichirappalli on 1-7-97. The fleet strength on 30-11-2010 was 1302

with 7460 workers.

2.11 DEPARTMENTS OF THE STUDY UNIT

There are 10 departments in the corporation. They are Accounts

and audit, Civil department, Commercial operation, Electronic Data

processing wing, Industries relation, Materials, Personnel and legal,

Security and vigilance, Technical section and Training centre.

2.12 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY UNIT

The main objectives of the corporation stated in the

memorandum of association are

To operate Road transport services

To buy, sell, operate and lease all types of passenger and goods

vehicle.

To coordinate with any form of Road Transport service

To manufacture, purchase, sell, maintain repair rolling stock,

vehicles, electrical and electronic equipments and appliances

plant and equipments or any other things required for the

activities of the company.

To under take stationary and printing tickets and other things

required and to undertake consultancy services in the field of

Road Transport

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To extend and improve the facilities for the Road Transport in

the area, by providing efficient system of Road Transport

Service.

TNSTC has 15 branches. They are Rock fort, Deeran

Corporation Nagar (town), Thuvakkudi, Lalgudi, Trichy Mofussil,

Contonment Mofussil, Manapparai, Thuvarankurichi, Karur-I, Karur-

II, Musiri, Thuraiyur, Ariyalur, Jayamkondam and Perambalur.

2.13 WORKSHOPS

The Corporation has 4 units and are as follows

1. Body Building Unit, Karur

2. Tyre plant, Dheeran Corporation Nager

3. RC unit Thuvakkudi, Trichy

4. FC unit Trichy

2.14 ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT

The corporation comes under the administrative control of the

Ministry of Transport, Tamil Nadu Government. The Commissioner

and Secretary to the Department of Transport is the ex-officio

Chairman of the Corporation. The Management of the Corporation is

invested to the Board consisting of 12 Directors.

The Chief Executive of the Corporation is the

Managing Director who is assisted by a General Manager and a Chief

Accounts Officer. Under the General Manager there are 3 Senior

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Deputy Managers, 9 Deputy Managers, 4 Divisional Managers, 13

Assistant Managers and 16 Branch Managers. Under the Chief

account officer, there is 1 Secretary and there are 2 Deputy Managers

and 2 Assistant Managers.

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As shown in the organisation chart, the General Manager

appears as one of the executives at the top level Management. Under

him, there are Senior Deputy Managers, Deputy Managers, Divisional

Managers, Assistant Managers and Branch Managers, The Senior

Deputy Managers are entrusted with the tasks connected with works,

body building traffic and planning. The Deputy Managers have the

responsibility of planning and development, technical, civil,

reconditioning, fitness certificates, personnel, training, and legal,

purchase and stores, accounts and audit. The Divisional Managers are

entrusted with the operation of city buses, mofussil buses, Karur and

Ariyalur divisions.

The Assistant Managers have the responsibility of technical,

civil, commercial, body building, spring, tyres, personnel, electronic

data processing, city bus services, purchases, stores, distribution, bills

and invoices. The Branch Managers are made responsible for the

branches located in and around Tiruchirappalli City such as Rockfort,

Dheeran Nagar, Contonment, Trichy (Mofussil)-l, Trichy (Moffussil)-

2, Trichy (Moffussil)-S. The other 9 branches are located at

Manapparai, Karur (Town), Karur (Mofussil), Musiri, Thuraiur,

Ariyalur, Jayankondarm, Perambalur and Thuvarankurichi. The Chief

Accounts Officer is one of the executives at the top-level

management. Under him, there is a Secretary and there are Deputy

Managers and Assistant Managers. The Deputy Managers are made in

charge of accounts and audit. The Assistant Managers have the

responsibility of keeping bills and invoices.

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2.15 BRANCH WISE FLEET STRENGTH

Table No. 2.5

Branch wise Fleet Strength

No Branch Town Mofussil Total

scheduled

services

Spare Idle Overall

operational

fleet

1 Rock Fort 100 2 102 9 - 111

2 D.C Nagar (Town) 94 6 100 7 - 107

3 Thuvakkudi 37 - 37 4 - 41

4 Lalgudi 43 12 55 4 - 59

5 TRY-Mofussil - 102 102 7 - 109

6 Contonment-

Mofussil

- 93 93 7 - 100

7 Manapparai 27 35 62 4 1 67

8 Thuvarankurichi 19 18 37 3 - 40

9 Karur-I 27 42 69 6 1 76

10 Karur-2 24 43 67 6 - 23

11 Musiri 50 36 86 7 2 95

12 Thuraiyur 23 74 97 6 3 106

13 Ariyalur 23 77 100 7 1 108

14 Jayankondam 26 67 93 7 2 102

15 Perambalur 35 63 98 7 3 108

Total 528 670 1198 91 13 1302

Table no.2.5 shows the branch wise fleet strength as on

30.11.2010. It is evident from the table that there are 528 town buses,

670 mofussil buses, 91 spare buses and 13 buses are idle. There are

1302 buses in the TNSTC Kumbakonam Division II in the year 2010.

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2.16 FLEET STRENGTH FOR THE STUDY PERIOD

Table No.2.6

Fleet strength for the study period

Type of

Buses

As on 31-08-2006 As on 4-09-2007 As on 1-07-2008 As on 30-11-2009 As on 30-11-2010

No.

of

Buses

Percentage No.

of

Buses

Percentage No.

of

Buses

Percentage No.

of

Buses

Percentage No.

of

Buses

Percentage

Town 430 43 476 42.35 502 40.6 522 41.26 528 40.55

Mofussil 505 50.5 580 51.6 646 52.3 664 52.49 670 51.46

Spare 64 6.5 68 6.05 80 6.5 79 6.25 91 6.99

Idle - - - - 7 0.6 - - 13 1.0

Total 999 100 1124 100 1235 100 1265 100 1302 100

Table no. 2.6 shows the fleet strength over the five years. Total number of buses increased from 999 to 1302.

There was an increase of 303 buses over the five years. It is clearly understood that the percentage of town buses and

mofussil buses remain constant but there was an increase in the spare buses and idle buses.

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