India, April 1 -- The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) plans to increase the number of buses in its fleet, improve its condition, and provide better facilities to passengers across the state. Plans are afoot to procure 5,000 new buses every year from now (while scrapping old buses) so that the MSRTC is able to double its fleet to 25,000 buses in five years. Currently, the state transport body has 13,000 buses in its fleet.

State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said, "MSRTC is not making profit but is not entirely cash-strapped either. Like other state transport corporations, it faces challenges. Maharashtra has the second-largest transport corporation after Uttar Pradesh, operating nearly 13,000 buses for 13 crore p...