Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU) wants original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of buses to facilitate direct procurement. Currently, state transport corporations in the country procures Rs. 25,000 million worth of automotive components every year, however spurious and fake spare parts remains an issue for them. The government has a testing facility at Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT), Pune, where spare parts can be tested. But, with the OEMs not sharing the specifications, spurious parts can get into the system.
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