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{{Short description|State owned transport company in India}}
{{Infobox public transit
| name = Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited<br/>(KTCL)
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| owner = [[Government of Goa]]
| area served =
| locale = [[Goa]]
| transit_type = Intercity bus service within [[Goa|state of Goa]] and selected cities
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| chief_executive = ''Vacant'' (Managing Director)
| website = {{URL|ktclgoa.com}}
| began_operation = 1980
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| vehicles = 565 (2015–16)
| map = [[File:Goa Bus Network Map 2025.png|thumb|300px|Map showing the bus route network of Goa using public data. Bus route lines are scaled by trip count.]]
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'''Kadamba Transport Corporation''' ([[Konkani language|Konkani]]: कदंब येरादारी म्हामंडळ), abbreviated as '''KTC''', is a [[Government of Goa]] road transport undertaking. It was set up in 1980 by then Chief Minister [[Pratapsingh Rane]]. Goa has long been dependent on privatised bus-transport, and the blue-and-red-and-white Kadamba buses are an exception to this rule. While the KTC has provided transport and connectivity to Goa's main towns and rural hinterland, it has also, in recent years, faced charges of mismanagement, politicisation and corruption in some of its deals.

The corporation is named after the [[Kadambas of Goa]] and the royal lion emblem of the Kadambas is used a logo on its buses. The lion emblem logo became an integral part of KTCL since its inception in 1980 when the corporation was set up to provide better public transport service.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kadamba-dynasty-logo-to-be-reinstaed-on-goa-govt-buses/articleshow/2978077.cms|title=Kadamba dynasty logo to be reinstaed on Goa govt buses|date=24 April 2008|newspaper=The Economic times}}</ref>

In 2015–16, KTC had a total traffic revenue of 87.33 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ktclgoa.com/statistics/|title=Statistics – Kadamba Transport Corporation Ltd.|website=ktclgoa.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-17}}</ref>

== Objective ==

Kadamba Transport Corporation was created to provide "safe, reliable, time-saving, efficient, comfortable and affordable" services for Goa's multitude (See KTC's citizens' charter [https://web.archive.org/web/20090409224647/http://www.goagovt.nic.in/charter/files/KTC/charter.pdf Wayback Machine] ). To a large extent, it is seen as having accomplished this objective, although the cost for providing this service has been substantial. It is heavily subsidized by the government and is reportedly in the red{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}, like most of India's state run road transport undertakings.

== Bus stands ==

The KTC operates 15 bus stands and 4 depots<ref name="ES">{{cite web |url=http://www.goa.gov.in/pdf/goa-esurvey-2010-2011.pdf |title=Economic Survey 2011–2012 |publisher=Government of Goa |access-date=21 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525135649/http://www.goa.gov.in/pdf/goa-esurvey-2010-2011.pdf |archive-date=25 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> covering almost all of Goa's cities and towns. Their services cover the length and breadth of Goa. The ticket prices are reasonable and for intra-Goa travel are purchased on the bus itself from the onboard [[Conductor (transportation)|bus conductor]]. These buses tend to be packed with passengers during peak hours and there are some non-stop "shuttle" mini-bus services as well, connecting cities like Panjim, Margao, Vasco and Ponda. Like the other bus services in Goa, they have special rates for children, students and senior citizens.

== Shuttle services ==
[[File:Kadamba Transport Corporation ordinary bus.jpg|thumb|right|Kadamba Transport Corporation Eicher 10.90 bus]]

KTC provides point-to-point services through what it calls "mini/midi buses" connecting the major commercial towns such as [[Panjim]], Margao, Vasco, Mapusa, Ponda, Curchorem and Belgaum. These services have less waiting time and only seating passengers with additional facility of drop into the city during office timing.

== Pilgrimage services ==

*KTC offers its [[Ashtavinayaka]] Tours, by air-conditioned buses, during the weekends. The Chintamani of the [[Thevur]], Mayureshwar of [[Morgao]], Sidhivinayak of [mumbai], Mahaganpati of [[Ranjangao]], Vighneshawar of [[Vigneshwara Temple, Ozar|Ozar]], Girijatmak of [[Lenyadri]], Varadvinayak of [[Mahad]], Ballaleshwar of [[Pali]] are among the places covered. The tour covers {{convert|1600|km|abbr=on}} and costs Rs 2500 per person. Booking can be done at booking offices at bus-stands or at depots of the KTC.
*[[Velankanni]] pilgrimages to the shrine at [[Nagapattinam]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] are also conducted by KTC during the novena and feast. Booking needs to be done in advance.

== School services ==
[[File:Kadamba_Tata_Marcopolo_Starbus_Ultra_Ac_Deluxe.jpg|thumb|Kadamba Tata Marcopolo Starbus Ultra AC Deluxe at the Margao Bus Station in Margao|alt=]]KTC also operates special services for schools, at their convenience and needs. The services are operated on the monthly passes issued to the students based on the amount collected by the school management. The services are offered to the following schools:

* Our Lady of Rosary High School Donapaula
* [[Sharada Mandir]] High School Miramar
* Kendriya Vidyalaya I.N.S. Mandovi Verem
* Hegdewar High School Panaji
* Sanjay School Porvorim
* Vidhya Prabhodini High school Porvorim
* St. Joseph High School Verna
* [[Regina Mundi High School]] Vasco
* St. Theresa High School Vasco
* Don Bosco High School Netravali
* Almeida High School, Ponda (run by [[Goa Vidyaprasarak Mandal]])

For [[Wiktionary:interstate|interstate]] travel however, it is highly recommended that tickets be purchased reasonably well in advance especially during the summer and winter rush and the tourist seasons. This is in spite of special services running during these times.

== Hiring of buses ==

KTC also hires out its air-conditioned [[Volvo]], luxury, semi-luxury, mini-bus and air-conditioned mini-bus vehicles on both "round contract" and "drop contract" at varying rates. Students can access these services, at a concessional rate of two rupees less per kilometre. Minimum amount charged for the trip varies, depending on the class and size of the vehicle.

== Financial structure ==

Official sources (KTC, citizen's charter, 2007) say the entire share capital of the company—totalling Rs 299 million—is held by the [[Government of Goa]]. The capital has been invested to build infrastructure—like constructing depots, bus-stands, central workshops, and acquire buses.

== Administration ==
[[File:A Kadamba Transport Corporation luxury bus, X 216 parked in the Kadamba workshop at Margao.jpg|thumbnail|A KTC Ashok Leyland 12M luxury bus at [[Margao]]|alt=]][[Ulhas Tuenkar]], the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] legislator from [[Navelim Assembly constituency|Navelim]] is the Chairman of Kadamba Transport Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/ktcl-launches-electric-bus/articleshow/62953889.cms|title=KTCL launches electric bus | Goa News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> The managing director post of the corporation is currently vacant.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Lossmaking-KTC-depends-on-govt-doles/122719.html |title=Herald: Loss-making KTC depends on govt doles |access-date=24 November 2018 |archive-date=25 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125073932/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Lossmaking-KTC-depends-on-govt-doles/122719.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Fleet ==
As of December 2021, KTC has a fleet of 565 buses,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ktclgoa.com/statistics/|title=Statistics – KADAMBA TRANSPORT CORPORATION LTD.}}</ref> made by companies such as [[Tata Motors|Tata]], [[Ashok Leyland]], [[Eicher Motors]], Corona (Deccan Auto), [[Volvo Buses|Volvo]] and Olectra.

KTC runs fifty [[BYD K9|Olectra-BYD K9]] electric buses assembled by Olectra Greentech (MEIL Group) as of January 2022. Thirty buses were put into use from June 2021. Twenty electric buses were delivered in December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorindiaonline.in/olectra-delivers-50-electric-buses-in-goa/|title=Olectra delivers 50 electric buses in Goa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/auto-news/goa-state-transport-corporation-gets-second-lot-of-electric-buses-11638621665021.html|title=Goa state transport corporation gets second lot of electric buses|date=4 December 2021}}</ref> KTC also runs around 20 electric city buses in Panaji city, made by PMI Mobility. KTC operates 450 diesel buses and 93 electric buses as of November 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Herald |date=2024-11-01 |title=CM's push for ‘safe’ bus travel exposes Kadamba's gaps in rural coverage, night service |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/goa/goa/cms-push-for-safe-bus-travel-exposes-kadambas-gaps-in-rural-coverage-night-service/415320 |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Herald Goa |language=en}}</ref>

According to its 2005 citizen's charter, it operated 87,690 kilometres per day, but concedes that it is "unable to meet the entire demand of public transport".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goa.gov.in/pdf/KadambaTransprtCorpCharter.pdf|title=Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited Citizen Charter}}</ref> It stated that the liberalisation policy and the amendment in the [[India]]n [[Motor Vehicles Act 1988]] together with the "increasing input cost in terms of material and labour" has had a "direct impact" on the KTC's cost of operation.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.goakadamba.com Official website]

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