Bus transport :

The quality of life in our urban and rural areas is directly related to the quality of the local public transport, especially bus transport. There is a clear need in the population for high quality, efficient, reasonably priced, safe and secure local bus transport. Such a transportation system will reduce climate change emissions thereby making a significant contribution to environmental protection. Urban transport is thus an issue of great importance and it is likely to become even more important in the future. In the State of Tamilnadu, the bus transportation system is a dominant mode of transport covering the length and breadth of the State. It touches every aspect of a common man’s life.

The transport operations were under the direct control of the Government till 1971, when they were brought under various Transport Corporations registered under the Companies Act, 1956.

Thereafter, the Government appointed two Committees of Experts called the Pattabiraman Committee in 1976 and the Thillainayagam Committee in 1990 to study, in depth, the existing operations of the State Transport Undertakings and suggest measures to improve them. The recommendations of these Expert Committees have been implemented wherever possible.