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The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) secured aggregate accolades astatine the National Mobility Awards 2026, successful Hyderabad connected Tuesday.
KSRTC received 2 awards astatine the Elets Mobility Excellence Awards. It was recognised nether the ‘Innovation successful Citizen Engagement and Inclusive Mobility' class for its Dhwani Spandana initiative, and nether the ‘Outstanding Public Transport Digitisation Initiative' class for its AWATAR 4.0 strategy integrated with UPI payments.
The Dhwani Spandana system, introduced successful 200 Mysuru metropolis buses successful collaboration with GIZ Germany, is designed to assistance visually impaired passengers with onboard audio-based navigation, improving accessibility and independence, a elder KSRTC authoritative said. “Meanwhile, the AWATAR level enables passengers to reserve seats online with real-time availability and seamless integer payments, enhancing convenience and operational efficiency,” the authoritative added.
BMTC bags 3 awards
BMTC, connected the different hand, won 3 awards astatine the National Mobility Summit & Awards – Telangana 2026. The corp was honoured for ‘Outstanding Public Transport Digitisation Initiative’, ‘State Transport Corporation of the Year – EV Clean Fleet Transition’, and ‘Innovation successful Citizen Engagement – Inclusive Mobility’.
The awards recognise BMTC’s advancement successful adopting electrical mobility, strengthening integer systems, and improving inclusive transport services, BMTC officials said.
