Assam State Transport Corporation or ASTC is a state government owned road transport corporation of Assam, India which provides bus services within Assam and adjoining states. Assam State Transport was started as a state government department with only two buses to run between Guwahati and Nagaon. Gradually the transport network of the department expanded throughout the state of Assam. Currently ASTC has 10 divisions, 135 bus stations and 3 Inter State Bus Terminals (Guwahati, Jorhat and Silchar) across the state.
History
Assam State Transport Corporation was a wing of transport department of Government of Assam before it was a corporation. It was formed as "Road Transport, Assam" under Home Department on 16 January 1948. Assam State Transport was started as a state government department with two buses to run between Guwahati and Nagaon. The state transport department was converted to a Corporation under Road Transport Corporation Act 1950 on 31 March 1970.[1]
The state has a target to convert all its bus fleets to electric bus by 2030, and starting 2025 will purchase only electric buses.[2] On 1 January 2024, ASTC launched 200 AC electric buses for Guwahati and its adjoining areas.