Mumbai, March 8 -- Ashok Leyland, India's largest Bus manufacturer, has bagged an order from Gujarat State Roadways Corporation (GSRTC) for 1290 buses. This order comes closely on the back of 2580 bus orders received from various state transport undertakings recently .

Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland, said, "We are very happy to receive the confirmation of this order from GSRTC. Our ability to bring value, combined with our superior technology and innovation will help us maintain our leadership position in buses in India."

Sanjay Saraswat, Senior Vice President, Global Buses, Ashok Leyland, said. "With this order, our order book for State Transport Undertakings is upwards of 3000 buses. This is a testament to the reliabi...