India, June 13 -- The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transportation (BEST) undertaking suffered a setback on Friday, when its annual aid package, amounting to Rs.1,000 crore for 2026-27, was held back by the civic standing committee. While stalling the proposal, committee members pointed to safety concerns following a spate of accidents involving BEST buses that have claimed several lives.

The most recent mishap was at Dadar on Monday, where possible human error led to a BEST bus crashing into several vehicles, killing one person and injuring six others.

While stalling the proposal on Friday, committee chairperson Prabhakar Shinde also summoned senior BEST officials to explain issues plaguing the loss-making undertaking. Senior BEST o...