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PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Digitalisation, Unified Ticketing

Solutions and more

Sudhakar Vasa, Chief Engineer (IT) Andhra
Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation

gives a detailed account of the changes
and reforms put in place by the Corporation

over the years to pave the way for smooth
running of the buses.

What are the various to internal capacity building employees and their family
technologies put in and successfully maintained members)
place by APSRTC to the project for 30 years 2. Operations Module (11000
increase the operational with their core team. The buses & four million kms
efficiency of the enhancements and changes to daily).
Corporation? overcome the new generation
hardware compatibility issues 3. Enterprise Asset Management
APSRTC had started its and to achieve single source (EAM in 129 depots and four
digitalization activity in the year of truth by horizontal and zonal workshops)
1987 with the implementation of vertical integration. APSRTC
Payrolls project designed, developed took the decision to implement 4. Supply Chain Management
and maintained for processing Enterprise Resource Planning (SCM in 129 depots and
the salaries, allowances, and solution for the first time four zonal stores)
deductions etc. of the employees. in the history of public 5. Human Resources
Subsequently, APSRTC has engaged transport realm. Management System
CMC to design and develop Depot (HRMS in 170 operation
Computerisation Project (DCP) and • The project was christened and non-operation units).
has implemented it across all the “Centralised Integrated
depots of the corporation by the solution” and M/s Tata 6. Hospital Management
year 1990. Consultancy Services Ltd., System (HMS in two
was entrusted as the Service hospitals and 19
• Various modules of the
Depot Computerisation Provider. dispensaries).
Project developed with 1st • Different modules of CIS 7. Payrolls (All units and
gen COBOL are Online Ticket project on Oracle APPs platform integration with Govt.
Accounting Systems (OLTAS), covered all the functional areas financial system)
Vehicle Maintenance System of APSRTC business including 8. Finance (All units).
(VEMAS), Stores Inventory 1. Hospital management
System (STOINS), Personnel (APSRTC Manages its own 9. Training and LMS (4 zonal
Management System (PMS) hospitals and dispensaries training colleges and one
and Financial Accounting to care for the welfare of its central academy).
System (FACTIS).
50,000 plus Employees and 10. Non traffic commercial
• APSRTC gave top most priority also another 50,000 retired revenue (432 bus stations)

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