With an addition of 150 electric buses in its fleet, the BEST undertaking on Tuesday introduced tilting PMI class buses which have a kneeling feature, along with the low-floor design, making the buses accessible for senior citizens, passengers with disabilities, and individuals using wheelchairs.  The undertaking inducted 150 buses with 115 of PMI-class and 35 of Olectra class.

Launching the buses at Colaba bus depot, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the bus fleet was slowly being upgraded with world-class fleet and directed the General Manager to look towards generating non-fare revenue. “In any public transport, 40 pc of revenue must come from non-fare revenue to sustain. The Maharashtra government and the BMC will offer all the required support, but BEST must come up with ideas to generate revenue,” he said.