Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Free BEST Rides Coming for Disabled People Across Mumbai
Mumbai plans to make some BEST bus rides free for people with disabilities.
The free rides would be available on non-AC buses.
People would need to have a disability level of at least 40 per cent.
This rule follows the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
The BMC would pay BEST Rs 7.64 crore for the scheme.
The proposal will go before the BMC standing committee on September 9.
Right now, only visually impaired passengers can travel free on BEST buses.
If approved, the scheme would cover people across different disability categories.
The BMC plans to fund free travel on BEST non-AC buses for people with disabilities.
The proposed grant-in-aid to BEST would total Rs 7.64 crore.
Eligibility would require a disability level of 40 per cent or more under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
The BMC will present the proposal to its standing committee on September 9.
Currently, free BEST travel is available only to visually impaired passengers.
- Who
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, BEST, and persons with disabilities.
- What
- A proposed Rs 7.64-crore grant would fund free travel on BEST non-AC buses for people with disabilities of 40 per cent or more.
- When
- The proposal is scheduled to be presented on September 9; the year is not specified.
- Where
- Mumbai, on BEST buses.
- Why
- To provide free BEST travel to people across disability categories, expanding beyond the existing concession for visually impaired passengers.
- Proposed funding
- Rs 7.64 crore
- Funding body
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
- Transit operator
- Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST)
- Eligible passengers
- Persons with disabilities of 40 per cent or more
- Applicable buses
- Non-AC BEST buses
- Legal standard
- Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016
- Current concession
- Free BEST travel is currently available only to visually impaired passengers