Haryana Roadways is the state-owned public road transport service of the Indian state of Haryana. It operates inter-city, inter-state and intra-state bus services, connecting towns and villages across Haryana with neighbouring states including Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh.
It functions as a department under the Government of Haryana rather than as a separately incorporated state transport corporation, a model that distinguishes it from many other state transport undertakings in India.
| Name | Haryana Roadways |
|---|---|
| Type | State government department (public road transport) |
| Owner | Government of Haryana |
| Parent ministry | Department of Transport, Haryana |
| Service area | Haryana and neighbouring states in northern India |
| Headquarters | Chandigarh |
| Service type | Intra-state, inter-state and inter-city bus services |
Haryana was carved out of the erstwhile state of Punjab on 1 November 1966 through the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. With the formation of the new state, the road transport assets and operations of the Punjab Roadways within the territory of the new state were transferred to form Haryana Roadways. The new department inherited buses, depots, workshops and staff from the parent organisation and began functioning as the principal public bus operator of Haryana.
Haryana Roadways is administered by the Transport Department of the Government of Haryana, headed by a senior IAS officer designated as the Transport Commissioner or Director General, working under the Minister of Transport. Operations on the ground are organised through a network of depots, each headed by a General Manager, that are responsible for fleet management, scheduling, ticketing and crew deployment in their assigned districts. Sub-depots and bus stands extend the service further to smaller towns.
Depots are typically located in district headquarters and major towns, including Ambala, Bhiwani, Chandigarh, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat and Yamunanagar, among others.
The fleet consists primarily of standard buses procured from Indian manufacturers such as Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland, with premium coaches from manufacturers including Volvo on long-distance routes. Maintenance is carried out at depot-level workshops and at central workshops attached to larger depots. The department also operates driver and conductor training facilities.
Haryana Roadways plays a central role in the public transport system of a state with high vehicular dependency due to its location around the National Capital Region. It provides affordable mobility to rural commuters, students and daily-wage workers travelling between villages, district towns and the Delhi metropolitan area. It is also a major employer in the state, with a workforce comprising drivers, conductors, mechanics, clerical staff and officers.
The department has historically been associated with strong trade union activity, and labour negotiations between the state government and roadways employees' unions have periodically influenced transport policy in Haryana.