It serves routes to towns and cities in the Northwestern part of Karnataka except Bijapur district and connects it to the rest of the state and the states of Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa.
Mysore Government Road Transport Department was inaugurated on 12 September 1948 with 120 buses.
It started on 11 June 2023, providing free-of-charge bus service to Karnataka domicile women.
Beneficiaries show their government-issued photo identity and address proof for the first three months.
It provides cargo and parcel services on the routes in which the KSRTC, NWKRTC and KKRTC buses travel.