[3] The principal operational tasks to be carried out at a bus depot includes allocating and dispatching buses with crews according to schedule, processing cash paid in by conductors or drivers.
[9] Minimum servicing and maintenance requirements at depots include facilities for vehicle fueling, washing and cleaning, inspection pits, tools and equipment for minor routine servicing and mechanical repairs, facilities for changing and maintaining tires, storage accommodation for spare parts and office accommodation for supervisory staff.
Another important function of a bus depot is the accommodation of buses which are not immediately required for operation or maintenance.
[16] KSRTC also uses alternative bio fuel like ethanol fuel, CNG, Millettia pinnata seed Oil (Indian Beech seed Oil) and procuring to plan electric buses so that it can reduce carbon emissions as an environmental friendly approach.
[21][22][23] The depot in Mysore also contributed to the health sector by converting buses to ICUs during the COVID-19 pandemic.