About Us

Association of State Road Transport Undertakings(ASRTU) came into existence on 13th August, 1965 to bring together all the State Road Transport Undertakings on a common platform with the aim of pooling their resources and knowhow for dealing with various problems faced by them and help them to improve their performance.

ASRTU has 58 members, who constitute the backbone of mobility for the urban and rural population, across the country. They operate approx. 1,15,000 buses, serve 65 million passengers a day and provide gainful employment to 0.8 million people.

The objectives of ASRTU are :-

• To provide a forum for exchange of ideas on best practices
• To provide a common procurement service through ASRTU Rate Contracts
• To facilitate testing of components to ensure quality assurnace and training of personnel. This is being done by ASRTU's technical organ, namely, Central Institute of Road Transport, Pune (CIRT)
• To facilitate exposure of top management of STU's to global best practices through participation in training/workshops conducted by international bodies
• To undertake advocacy for public transport issues in general and for STU's in particular
  

ASRTU is headed by Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Govt. of India as the ex-officio President. Day to day work is managed at the level of Executive Director (ED)

CIRT, Pune, the technical organ of ASRTU, looks after the testing of spare parts and components at the stage of pre-qualification of rate contract vendors and also for the samples sent by STU's. The Institute has well-equipped laboratory and testing facilities. The Institute also conducts training programmes for STUs and undertakes research/consultancy studies on road transport. It has 226 personnel including officers/scientists. The Institute is headed by a Director.

The Association's active involvement in promotion of public transport, constant efforts towards managerial and technological upgradation in the sector, collection and dissemination of information etc. have made it a pivotal institution in the road transport sector. ASRTU is represented on a number of panels and Committees of the Government of India, through which it contributes to the formulation of policies concerning the road transport sector.

ASRTU also works in close liaison with many overseas counterpart associations like APTA, UITP, CODATU, etc.