THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Transport Department has decided to drop its proposal to restructure the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) into three zones- a move originally aimed at improving professionalism, efficiency, and revenue generation.

The plan, inspired by the Sushil Khanna Report, proposed dividing KSRTC into three independent zones- North, Central, and South- with headquarters in Kozhikode, Kochi, and Thiruvananthapuram, respectively. The decentralised model was expected to make KSRTC more competitive and financially self-sufficient, while also introducing performance-based incentives for employees.

Former KSRTC CMD and Transport Secretary Biju Prabhakar had completed the initial steps of the plan. KAS officers were to be appointed as zonal heads, and they had already

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