<h1>Fuel supply security ensured short term by priority allocations, but no contingency plan exists for prolonged disruption.</h1> MSRTC's diesel supply is secured for the next two months by central priority allocations and Indian Oil Corporation deliveries, but the corporation has no contingency plan if supplies stop. The fleet of around 15,800 buses depends on diesel; electric buses are too few to substitute meaningfully. Competitive tendering has produced higher per litre discounts and projected annual procurement savings, while MSRTC continues to carry substantial accumulated operational losses and anticipates higher fuel costs with the planned induction of additional diesel buses.