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OTHER DEPARTMENTS
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MAHARASHTRA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Introduction.
NATIONALISATION OF PASSENGER TRANSPORT was decided upon by the State Government in August 1947 and, initially, the services were started departmentally in June, 1948, the administration of which was subsequently handed over to a statutory corporation in December 1949, under the provisions of the Road Transport Corporation Act (XXXII of 1948). Since then, the Corporation has been reconstituted under the Road Transport Corporation Act (LXIV of 1950).
Organisation.
For administrative convenience of operating the services, the entire State is divided into eight viable units called divisions. The officer-in-charge of each division is called the Divisional Controller and he is a Class I Officer. He is immediately under the control of the General Manager who is the administrative head of the Central Office and is assisted by the following departments and branches, viz., (1) Administration, (2) Traffic, (3) Mechanical Engineering, (4) Accounts and Audit, (5) Statistics, (6) Security, (7) Stores, (8) Civil Engineering, (9) Secretarial, (10) Legal and (11) Central and Regional workshops.
The nationalisation of services in Thana division was started in April 1950 with headquarters in Bombay. The headquarters were shifted to Thana in February 1957. The Divisional Controller, Thana Division, is the head of the division and is responsible for the operations. He is assisted by seven Class II officers who are charged with the following functional responsibilities:-
Traffic.―The Divisional Traffic Officer is in-charge of all matters related to Traffic Operations.
Labour.―The Labour Officer looks after all matters relating to labour relations with the Administration. Matters relating to
publicity in the division are also looked after by the Labour Officer.
Accounts and Statistics.―These branches are manned by two officers, the Divisional Accounts Officer and the Divisional Statistician.
Workshops.―The workshop side of the division is looked after by the Divisional Mechanical Engineer with the assistance of a Divisional Works Superintendent. Besides, there are as many depot managers as there are depots, and they are wholly responsible for the depot working.
The light and heavy repairs of the buses are carried out at the Divisional Workshop, which is situated in Thana. Further, after the operation of every 12,000 miles the vehicles are routed by the depots to the Divisional Workshop for preventive maintenance and docking. In addition, there is a small workshop in each of the depots for maintenance and running repairs to vehicles. These are located at the following places in this district:
Mahad (22), [The number of vehicles attached to each of these depots is given in brackets.] Alibag (21), [The number of vehicles attached to each of these depots is given in brackets.]
Panvel (18), [The number of vehicles attached to each of these depots is given in brackets.]
and Pen (12) [The number of vehicles attached to each of these depots is given in brackets.].
Regular daily and weekly servicing and 4,000 mile docking for maintenance are carried
out in these depots.
Public Amenities.
For the convenience of the travelling public the Corporation has provided a number of amenities such as bus stations, waiting rooms, etc., besides opening stalls selling Pan-Supari, tobacco, sugarcane juice and fruits among other things. The Corporation also provides welfare facilities to its employees by opening up canteens and libraries, supplying them sports material, etc. It also provides medical facilities to the workers and their families.
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