APSRTC Workers Federation urges government to drop GCC model for electric buses

State Committee of A.P. State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) Staff and Workers Federation on Tuesday (April 14, 2026) urged the authorities to drop plans to operate e-buses, which were proposed to be inducted into the fleet under the Gross Cost Contract (GCC) model.

Speaking at a State conference on “Impact of private electric buses on RTC and the public,” organised by the federation leaders in Vijayawada, All-India Road Transport Workers Federation’s national vice-president Lakshmaiah said that the decision of the governments, both the Centre and the States, to introduce electric buses in GCC model posed a threat to RTC depots.