BEST starts a special campaign to stop passengers without tickets; in only one day, Rs 58,457 in fines are collected

BEST starts a special campaign to stop passengers without tickets; in only one day, Rs 58,457 in fines are collected

BEST starts a special campaign to stop passengers without tickets; in only one day, Rs 58,457 in fines are collected

According to a press statement from BEST dated January 4, the campaign resulted in the detection of 945 unticketed passengers on January 2 and the collection of a fine of Rs 58,457 from them.

Since the start of the year, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has been on a specific mission to stop ticketless travel on its buses. Earlier this week, almost 950 people were scheduled for unapproved travel in a single day. Acquired for. According to a press statement from BEST dated January 4, the campaign resulted in the detection of 945 unticketed passengers on January 2 and the collection of a fine of Rs 58,457 from them.

The municipal transportation organization, which runs public bus routes in Mumbai and the nearby towns of Thane, Navi Mumbai, and Mira-Bhayandar, said that the fine amount collected on January 2 was eight times more than the normal daily fee of Rs 7,000. It was multiplied by times. Prior to the campaign, BEST said that it had assigned 382 ticket checking inspectors as part of the special effort and placed small groups of these workers on busy city streets.

The municipal initiative operates a fleet of over 3,000 buses that transport between 32 lakh and 35 lakh people daily on different routes across Mumbai. As to the press release, BEST will charge a passenger 10 times the standard rate if they are discovered to be riding without a valid ticket. It initiates legal action under Section 460(h) of the Mumbai Municipal Act, 1988 in response to a refusal to pay the fine.

Such passengers may be subject to a one-month prison sentence, a Rs. 200 fine, or both under this clause.