India, Sept. 24 -- The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking mopped up an additional Rs.500 crore in revenues in 2025-26, following the fare hike in May 2025, according to figures presented during the BEST committee meeting on Wednesday.

The earnings of BEST's transport wing alone rose from Rs.1,640 crore in 2024-25 to Rs.2,137 crore in 2025-26, a revenue hike of Rs.497.25 crore. This helped trim the transport wing's losses by Rs.540.46 crore and the BEST Undertaking's overall losses by Rs.621.88 crore in the 2025-26 financial year, documents presented during Wednesday's meeting and accessed by Hindustan Times show.

In May 2025, the undertaking doubled the minimum fare for its non-AC and AC buses, to Rs.10 and Rs...