After Bank Issue, Mumbai Bus Operator Pays Salary In Coins, Staff Protest

Saturday, 3 April 2021Newsdesk

A banking issue with the civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has left around 40,000 of its employees getting a sizable portion of their salaries in the form of coins over the past few months, giving their renumeration an unwanted heft.

New Delhi, 03 April 2021

As per news report of NDTV, the undertaking, which operates a 4,000-bus strong transport system as well as supplies electricity to some 10 lakh consumers in the metropolis' island district, has been getting massive quantity of coins from passengers by way of ticket fare, as well as cash for power bills.

Source -NDTV