India, Feb. 24 -- The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking's newly appointed 16-member committee took oath on Monday, marking the first full panel in four years, and signalled that reviving the city's shrinking bus fleet will be its top priority.

Committee chairperson Trushna Vishwasrao told Hindustan Times that discussions are already under way with the state government and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to secure substantial funding in the civic budget scheduled for February 25. The panel's first meeting is expected on February 26.

Vishwasrao said the committee would focus on augmenting BEST's owned fleet and expanding routes, while examining why 7-metre mini buses are no longer part of regular o...