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Close on heels of bus passengers complaining about long waits at the bus stops these days, a section of commuters have now come across issues with the.
Under a wet lease, buses are not owned by BEST. A private contractor takes care of operations and maintenance of buses procured from a manufacturer, and takes care of staff recruitment and their salaries.
BEST has come up with a roadmap to increase its fleet with all sizes of buses, 9 metre, 12 metre and double-decker, to take the total bus strength to a record 4,720 by March 2024, general manager Vijay Singhal has announced.