mumbai the transport undertaking plans to make travelling hasslefree for commuters by installing pass validators on buses initially the bests airconditioned fleet of 282 buses will get the automated gadgets while confirming that the pilot project has been launched best general manager om prakash gupta said the validators will be introduced in other buses nonac in the 4288strong fleet in the future the undertaking is considering plying conductorless buses where machines will dispense tickets and validate cashless cards during a journey said a source the role of a conductor will be taken over by the machine in future said an official requesting anonymity during tuesdays budget discussions the best announced that it would scrap 121 old buses by march 2015 it also plans to add 299 buses in the next financial year 201516 and also phase out 180 buses the budget copy mentioned as many as 1555 buses of the undertaking are equipped with passenger information system under this the passenger gets the actual information about the buses running on specific routes through text messages on cellphones the system will be implemented on the entire fleet of the undertaking in 201516 the issue of breakdowns was also discussed in the meeting the cases of engine failures are on the rise and the cost of overhauling them was expensive around rs 140 lakh per engine in the budget the best administration mentioned that it has introduced a lowcost overhauling technique under which an engine can be refurbished for rs 10000 said a source