SHIMLA: If roads are the lifelines of Himachal Pradesh, then HRTC Bus Service is like continuous blood circulating in these lifelines. 

The relevance and public service of HRTC remains as crucial today, as it was in my childhood days.

Perhaps no other organisation in Himachal has provided such great service to the poor and needy as done by this wonderful institution.

I still remember the feeling of happiness and satisfaction of reaching the destination on the face of a passenger while seeing HRTC bus.

I salute the courage and punctuality of its drivers, conductors and technicians for honouring bus time schedule.

No matter how bad roads or weather are, by risking their lives, bus always used to be on time. I remember how at that time, the day used to start and end according to the timings of the buses.

HRTC bus service has given me many unforgettable memories.

In my childhood, I used to track the speed of buses based on their regional identification plates and the Tapri region buses seemed to me the fastest.

In every moment, whether happiness or sorrow, we were able to reach our loved ones by these buses.

HRTC was always with me, whether it was my daily College up-down journey of Jubbal-Sawra (Hatkoti) on economical student bus pass, my Universities days or joining to IAS Academy (LBSNAA) Mussoorie by my HRTC Shimla-Nahan-Dehradoon bus.

So many unforgettable experiences! That’s why,  this institution is very close to my heart.  Travelling by HRTC bus is a great learning in itself.

It shows us how to maintain respect and tolerance towards each other despite our diversity and competition, just like different bus passengers adjust with each other.

The moving bus going along the river, teaches us, the core secret of life is to keep moving forward and not to stagnate like a running water stream.

While boarding a bus, our expectation of getting a seat, after the seat desire for the window seat, then craving for the passing by car, and such continuous desires! Where is the end?

We have learnt it in early life itself, while travelling by the bus, that there is no end to our consistent desires. 
Satisfaction and balance are the main ingredients of life.

Today, while traveling in my official car, alone, I realise that the real warmth in life lies in being close to each other, just like we used to feel while travelling in our college-university buses,  standing and talking to each other in close proximity.

Further,  how can I forget, the importance of long distance travelling by a window seat! It had provided me enough time and space to solve main mysteries of life and decide on my crucial future planning.

Travelling through long mountain roads, provides enough time to think about the values of life and one can connect to their inner conscience.

Now, in this hectic useless run, no one has quality time to think about the important aspects of life.

I pray this life-giving organisation will keep connecting hearts and overcome all obstacles  along its way.

Long Live HRTC.