The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation came into existence in 1997 with the sole aim of providing public transportation to the city and sub-urban areas of Bangalore. The mission of the organization is to provide safe, reliable, clean and affordable travel to everyone.

BMTC leads by example in being the only Bus Corporation within the city of Bangalore to ferry more than 4.2 million commuters. The organization comprises a fleet of over 6092 buses covering an area encompassed with a radius of 36 kilometers from the city centre. In a day BMTC operates on 583 city and 1785 sub urban routes, running 13 lakhs kilometers and making 79445 trips. BMTC has a 32000 strong labour force to carry out different aspects of BMTC bus operations.

BMTC services the transport needs of the urban and sub-urban population in and around Bangalore. And, despite the differentiated base of the commuting population, BMTC reaches far and wide, in every nook and corner of the city making public transport an attractive travel choice for everyone. BMTC's strong hold in the area of public transportation in Bangalore is a testimony to its adoption of sound Management, HR, Quality and Environmental policies.

The corporation also strives to bring about increased passenger comfort by integrating Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and Passenger Information system (PIS) in its daily operations. This helps to monitor its services better and provide quality services. Public feedback is also an important input in BMTC operations; a state of the art control centre is envisioned for the near future which will be a one point contact for addressing customer queries and feedback.