BMTC
BMTC, or Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, is a government-owned public bus operator that serves Bengaluru and the wider Bengaluru Metropolitan Region in Karnataka, India. It operates an urban bus network that connects residential neighborhoods with commercial districts, IT parks, educational institutions, and transit hubs. The corporation is under the Government of Karnataka's Department of Transport and was established in 1997 to reorganize city bus services previously run by KSRTC and local agencies. A board appointed by the state government oversees BMTC, with a managing director serving as chief executive.
BMTC runs a mixed fleet that includes standard city buses as well as express and premium services
Ticketing has traditionally relied on cash fare collection, while the operator has pursued modernization through digital
As a major public transport institution, BMTC plays a central role in urban mobility in Bengaluru, facing