B.E.S.T. COMMITTEE

The B.E.S. & T. Committee consists of 17 members {Section 50 (2)}. The Corporation at their first meeting after General Election nominate, 16 members to be members of the BEST Committee. The Chairman of the Standing Committee is an Ex-officio member of the BEST Committee and other 16 members appointed by the Corporation from among persons who, in the opinion of the Corporation, have had experience of, and have shown capacity in, administration, transport or electric supply or in engineering, industrial, commercial, financial or labour matters and of whom, one at least shall be a councillor and remaining may or may not be councillors {Section 50 (3)}. One-half of the members of the BEST Committee retire at noon on the first day of the April every year {Section 50 (4) (a)}. The Members, who retire one year after the BEST Committee is constituted, are selected by, lot at such time previous to the first day of March immediately preceding and in such a manner, as the Chairman may determine {Section 50(4) (b)}. During the succeeding years, the members who retire, are longest in office {Section 50(4) (c)}. The Corporation at their ordinary meeting in the month of March nominate new members of the BEST Committee, in place of retiring members as aforesaid. The BEST Committee at their first meeting in the each official year, appoints one of their member, who is a Municipal Councillor, to be the Chairman until the first meeting of the said Committee in the next following year {Section 50(C) (1)}.

CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

The BEST Committee meets for the dispatch of business in the BEST Committee Meeting Hall, BEST Bhavan, Head Office, and can, from time to time makes such regulations with respect to such meeting {50 (D)(1)}.

The BEST Committee meets once in a fortnight and at such other times, if found necessary {the notice of the meeting specifying the day, the time and the place at which such meeting is to be held and the business to be transacted in the meeting is prepared by the Secretary, BEST Undertaking and sent to the Committee Members at the residential address}.

The first meeting of each BEST Committee is held on a day and at the time to be fixed by the Secretary, BEST Undertaking, in consultation with the Mayor (M.M.C. Rule 2007).

The Chairman of the BEST Committee has to call a special meeting of the BEST Committee, upon a written requisition signed by the Municipal Commissioner or the General Manager, or by not less than three members of the Committee within 48 hours of the receipt by him of the requisition, for the transaction of any business {Section 50 (D)(2) (c)}.

Quorum of 7 members is required for transacting the business before the BEST Committee {Section 50 (D) (2) (d)}.

The Municipal Commissioner and in his absence the Director or a Deputy Commissioner authorized by the Municipal Commissioner in this behalf or the General Manager and in his absence any officer authorized by the General Manager in this behalf, has right to remain present in the meetings of the BEST Committee and to take part in the discussion but he has no right to vote upon or to make any proposition in the meeting. {Section 50 (D)(3)}

As per Section 4 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, the BEST Committee is one of the Municipal Authority. The BEST Committee has all the financial power in respect of Budget C'. The General Manager of the Undertaking is working under the superintendence of the BEST Committee and of the Corporation. The General Manager shall manage the BEST Undertaking and perform all acts, necessary for the economical and the efficient maintenance, operation, administration and development of the Undertaking {Section 460 A}. All the powers in respect of establishment vest with the General Manager of the Undertaking / BEST Committee / Corporation. The BEST Committee and the Corporation have also the right to frame regulations for grant of leave, P.F., Service Regulations of employees of the Undertaking {Section 460 V}. The BEST Committee has also the right to approve all the contracts each involving expenditure exceeding Rs. 10 lacs. The General Manager prepares and present the Budget Estimate to the BEST Committee for its approval, and submit the same to the Standing Committee for their comments and to the Corporation for their final approval {Section 126 (A), 126 (B), 127}.