Chandigarh,  May 23: The Pepsu Roadways Transport Corporation has initiated the process of painting new advertisements on its buses in the state.

The tenders from the Advertising Agencies have been invited and the Tender Form would be released on June 13 , the same could be received till June 14.

Stating this here today a spokesman of the PRTC said that the corporation has been constantly trying to generate profit so that it could be self reliant. Besides providing comfortable transport facilities to the public in Punjab, the PRTC has now initiated a novel system of painting its 1000 buses with new and catchy advertisements of public interest. As many as 923 ordinary buses, 69 H.V.A.C Buses, 2 Integral Coach Buses and 10 Rear Engine semi Low Floor buses (Bathinda Bus Service) would be covered under this new scheme.

All those buses either owned by PRTC or buses hired on the basis of per kilometer would be included, he said. He further said that PRTC Patiala buses ply not only within Punjab but also the neighboring states.