The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) is fully prepared to safely transport those traveling to their hometowns for Sankranthi. The management has already decided to operate 6431 special buses for this festival.

Primarily, there is a possibility of heavy passenger traffic on the 9th, 10th, 12th, and 13th of this month. The corporation has planned to make special buses available according to the demand on those days. Similarly, adequate arrangements have been made for the return journey rush on the 18th and 19th of this month.

The corporation is operating special buses from busy areas in Hyderabad such as MGBS, JBS, Uppal Cross Roads, Aramghar, LB Nagar Cross Roads, KPHB, Boinpally, Gachibowli, etc.  Pandal tents, chairs, public address systems, drinking water facilities, and mobile toilets will be set up in these areas for the convenience of passengers.

The RTC management operates special services during major festivals and special occasions to ensure that people do not face any transportation difficulties and are safely transported to their destinations. Although there is no significant passenger rush on the return journey in the special buses, the corporation is quickly bringing back empty buses to prevent inconvenience to passengers on crowded routes. These buses will then be operated on those routes according to passenger demand.

In 2003, the state government issued GO No. 16, allowing the corporation to revise ticket prices to cover the minimum diesel costs and maintenance expenses of these special buses. This provision to revise ticket prices by up to 1.5 times was granted only for special buses operating during festivals and special occasions. According to the state government's GO, the corporation has been implementing this 1.5 times ticket price revision for every major festival since its time as a combined corporation. TSRTC has continued this practice since its formation.

For the special buses operating during this Sankranthi festival, the TSRTC management has revised the ticket prices by up to 1.5 times, as per the state government's GO. The revised fares apply only to special buses traveling within Telangana and to other states.

The revised fares will be in effect only on the 9th, 10th, 12th, and 13th of this month, as well as on the 18th and 19th, when there is expected to be a high volume of return journey traffic. Regular buses will continue to operate with normal fares, except for the special buses.

As part of the state government's Mahalaxmi scheme, the free bus travel facility for women will continue to be available on Palle Velugu, Express, City Ordinary, and Metro Express buses operating during Sankranthi. The management has announced that advance reservations for TGSRTC buses can be booked on the website www.tgsrtcbus.in. For complete information regarding Sankranthi special buses, please contact the RTC call center numbers 040-69440000 and 040-23450033.