Tripura Road Transport Corporation
Tripura Road Transport Corporation (TRTC), is the government agency overlooking public road transport in Tripura, India.
The transport department of Tripura, an undertaking (public) found it eligible for the provisions stated in 2005 Right to Information Act. It is the lonely government body, which controls each transport related issues and controls over many areas. The headquarter is situated in the west districts of Tripura which is the office of joint transport commissioner as well as different offices are also situated in north, south and districts of Dhalai regions. The main branch office is situated at Dharmanagar. The other unit is at Churaibari gate whose main function is to inspect all the vehicles for the toll tax, which passes from that road.
Administration
TRTC is governed by the transport minister of Tripura. Departmental commissioner, respective secretary and other officers of that particular section head the jurisdiction and operations fully. As the government, higher authorities control every function and they form the regulations. They have also formed different acts for the better running of the transport system, which are as follows.
- State Transport and regional Authority of transport
- Motor vehicle (act)
- Transport Corporation (act)
Apart, from taking decisions regarding the movement of the vehicle, they also handle all the development issues such as building of roads, installation of street lights etc. and all management functions.
Pawan Hans services
Recently, new advance transport services were added which include helicopters (Pawan Hans). The work of these helicopters is to provide sudden medical assistance to the needy people in the streets of Tripura. They also provide transport facility to hospital staff, army staff and many other VIP movements.
Hiring of buses
TRTC also hires out buses and taxis at varying rates.