Introduction of New Buses

• For traveling public, GSRTC have inducted 3700 new Buses in the last three years.

• These new buses are compatible with that of private sectors in terms of design, appearance and passenger comforts. These buses have also been provided with passenger facilities like Comfortable seating arrangements, FM Radio, Mobile phone facility. In addition to this, Luxury buses have been equipped with DVD/TV.
• GSRTC is the first STU in India to operate CNG buses on Mofussil and Inter State routs.

Capacity Building/Restructuring :

• Successful implementation of “Conductor Way Bill Accounting System” at 126 Depots.
• Central Office, Central Stores, all 16 Divisional Offices and 100 Depots are connected with GSWAN (Gujarat State Wide Area Networking).
• Computerized Pass Issue System has been introduced for Daily & Student passes
• 7700 Electronic Ticketing Machines have been introduced in all 7000 Schedules.
• First in country to introduce GPS/GIS based Bus Tracking & Monitoring System in luxury buses.
• For the improvement of work efficiency in employees of the Corporation, 25000 employees have been given training of V-Governance
• Obtained ISO certificates for Central Workshop-Ahmedabad , Divisional workshop and depot Mehsana. Plan to obtain ISO certificates for major bus stations and depots.

Infrastructural Development

• 22 new bus terminals have been constructed and made operational at the cost of Rs.15.32 Crore.
• 26 Urban and 13 Rural pick up stands have been constructed from the fund of M.L.A./ M.P./N.G.Os.
• Under "Nirmal Gujarat 2007", GSRTC has taken special drive for upgradation of its bus terminals to improve infrastructural facilities and public amenities like toilet blocks, Drinking water facilities, Seating arrangement, Citizen Service Center, Road pavement, Signages, Time-Table etc.
• GSRTC has undertaken major initiative to develop state-of-art bus terminals all over Gujarat by attracting private investment through Public-Private-Partnership. A pilot project covering seven bus terminals, two at Ahmedabad, two at Surat, two at Baroda and one at Mehsana is to start soon.
• Gandhinagar Bus Station has been upgraded at the cost of Rs.2.85 Cr. by the funding of IOC. Construction of Satellite bus station at Krishnanagar (Naroda) at the cost of Rs.2.00 Cr. is in progress.
• Satellite bus stations at Subhashbridge ( Ahmedabad), Nizampura ( Baroda) and Udhana (Surat).
• GSRTC has made operative CNG fueling station at Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Baroda and Surat. Work at other 7 locations is in progress.

Passenger Friendly measures through introduction of new schemes

• Monthly/Quarterly pass scheme at the rate of 50% fare for daily commuters.
• Travel in express buses at ordinary fares up to the distance of 30 kms.
• Free traveling age limit for children has been increased from 3 years to 5 years.
• Free luggage carrying capacity has been increased from 15 kg. to 25 kg per passenger.
• Concession on Return Journey Ticket, Group booking Tickets and also Weekly travel Scheme at the rate of Rs.700.
• Introduce scheme of Private Booking Agents at the door step of traveling public
• Mobile phone facility have been introduce with the help of “Airtel” and “Hutch” in new Buses.

Operation

• Continuous rise in monthly income since last two years. Rs.5.11 Cr. earning on 26.11. 2007 which is the ever highest daily income in the history of GSRTC. Improvement in other parameters also.
• Losses of GSRTC have been drastically reduced from Rs.383 Cr. in Yr.2001-02 to Rs. 66 Cr. in Yr.2006-07. GSRTC is on path to make profit of about Rs.25 Cr. in the Yr. 2007-08.
• Number of push start vehicles brought down to Zero. Rate of Break downs per 10000 kilometers has been decreased from 1.30 to 0.50.
• Number of off road vehicles is drastically reduced from about 1400 in early years of 2K to 600 in the year 2007-08.