Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking

BRIHANMUMBAI ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING NEWS

After 5-yr delay, BEST begins disbursing Covid allowance to over 9,000 retired staff

April 16, 2026 6:57 pm

Nearly 10,000 retired BEST employees finally receive pending Covid-19 allowances as the undertaking clears a ₹29.22 crore payout amid ongoing gratuity delays.

BEST to start bus service on three new routes along Metro 2A and 7

January 25, 2023 4:42 pm

Commercial operations on these two lines will begin from 4 pm on Friday. Bus service on the three new routes will also start on the same day

Citizens to enjoy rides in first AC double-decker bus from September: BEST

August 05, 2022 12:43 am

Officials said that the prototype bus is ready and will be delivered to the BEST soon. After conducting necessary trials, it will hit the road. The services of 900 buses will be commissioned in a phased wise manner from September, officials said.

BEST staffer wins best short film award in South Africa

February 06, 2014 2:31 pm

The award was announced in South Africa, but he got the news as a simple text message. “I got a message on January 19 from my friend who represented my film at the festival,” he adds.

'Mark day for celebrating establishment of BMC'

September 18, 2013 1:30 am

Incidentally,on September 4 this year,the corporation completed 140 years as a public institution.

No spare parts,115 buses kept off roads

June 11, 2012 2:14 am

Around 115 of the 776 buses purchased from Tata Motors by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking (BEST) have been kept off roads since 2010 due to lack of spare parts.

BEST to install speed governors in buses from November

May 09, 2012 12:57 am

To keep a check on accidents due to over-speeding,the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking will start installing speed governors in its buses from November.

‘Buses have increased,our staffers haven’t’

June 13, 2011 3:17 am

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking supplements the suburban railway.