Telangana Transport Minister flags off 60 EV buses, says TGSRTC merger process will begin after union elections
Telangana's Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar inaugurated 60 electric buses at the TGSRTC Kukatpally depot. He announced plans to introduce an additional 2,200 electric buses and establish a new depot in Kukatpally. The merger process of TGSRTC with the government will begin after union elections, addressing long-standing employee demands.
- ▪Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar flagged off 60 electric buses at TGSRTC's Kukatpally depot.
- ▪Currently, TGSRTC operates 1,050 electric buses out of a total fleet of 10,139.
- ▪A new depot will be established in Kukatpally Housing Board to enhance public transportation services.
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Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar flagged off 60 electric buses at Telangana State Road Transport Corporation’s (TGSRTC) Kukatpally depot on Wednesday (May 27, 2026), adding more heavy vehicles to the existing fleet of EV buses. Currently, of the 10,139 buses of TGSRTC, 1,050 are electric buses, including 510 intercity vehicles which ply in urban limits. In Hyderabad, the corporation operates 540 EV buses including 90 AC vehicles. The Transport Minister said that additional 2,200 electric buses will be introduced soon. Responding to the request of Kukatpally MLA Madhavaram Krishna Rao, Mr. Prabhakar said that a new depot would be established in Kukatpally Housing Board (KPHB). He directed officials to take steps to set it up over five acres of land.
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