Delhi Transport Corporation

Delhi Transport Corporation
Founded	May 1, 1948
Headquarters	DTC Headquarters, I.P. Estate, New Delhi - 110002
Service area	Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Faridabad, and Bahadurgarh
Service type	Bus transport network
Alliance	JNNURM
Routes	606 total: 259: DTC; 209: DIMTS; 138: DTC and DIMTS both;
Depots	37
Fleet	Tata-Marcopolo AC Starbus; Tata-Marcopolo Non-AC Starbus; Ashok Leyland ULF Non-AC; Ashok Leyland ULF AC; Tata Urban electric bus; Switch Mobility EiV 12; JBM Eco-Life e12;
Daily ridership	2.472 million for DTC (December 2022) and 3.6 million for DTC and DIMTS combined (February 2023)
Fuel type	CNG and Electric
Operator	Government of Delhi
Chief executive	Kailash Gahlot (Chairman); Shilpa Shinde (Managing Director);
Website	dtc.delhi.gov.in

The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is a public sector passenger road transport corporation that manages bus services in Delhi, India. It was incorporated in November 1971 as a wholly owned Corporation of the Government of India under Section 3 of the Road Transport Corporations Act, 1950, to provide an efficient, economical and properly coordinated road transport service in Delhi. Its administrative control was transferred to the Department of Transport, Government of Delhi with effect from 5 August 1996.

As of November 2023, DTC is the largest CNG-powered bus service operator in the world, and also has the largest number of electric buses in India. It operates from 37 depots and 3 ISBTs across Delhi - the Kashmere Gate ISBT, the Anand Vihar ISBT, and the Sarai Kale Khan ISBT.

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