Govt to launch Bharat Taxi app soon – know the benefits
Bharat Taxi launch date, features & benefits: The government has announced plans for Bharat Taxi — India’s national taxi service. Here’s everything to know about the launch timeline, features, rider and driver benefits and official statements.
Bharat Taxi to launch soon (Image generated using AI) Bharat Taxi news, Bharat Taxi launch date: The central government has proposed to launch Bharat Taxi, a ‘cooperative-led digital mobility app aimed at freeing the country’s commercial vehicle drivers from dependence on private companies’. Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah announced the move in Parliament in a written reply to a question by Lok Sabha MP Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadav.
The move is expected to bring a major change by reducing the dependence of commercial vehicle drivers on private companies such as Ola and Uber. It aims to transform the mobility ecosystem through a cooperative-based, transparent and citizen-first ride-hailing platform.
Bharat Taxi app, Bharat Taxi driver app
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha on December 2, he said the government proposes to launch a cooperative-led digital mobility app aimed at freeing the country’s commercial vehicle drivers from dependence on private companies.
“Yes, the government proposes to launch a cooperative-led digital App mobility platform which will support to free the country’s commercial vehicle drivers from dependency on private companies. This App will be operated by Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited, a multistate cooperative society, registered under the MSCS Act 2002- MSCS/CRCS/1629/2025 dt. 06 June 2025. Name of the digital app is ‘Bharat Taxi’,” he stated.
Shah was responding to a question raised by Jadav, who asked whether the government plans to launch a new digital app to free the country’s commercial vehicle drivers from dependence on private companies like Ola and Uber. He also sought details on the expected economic benefits of the proposed app for citizens, especially workers in the transport sector.
Bharat Taxi by Indian government: Salient features of Bharat Taxi service
According to Shah, the key features of the Bharat Taxi app include: user friendly mobile ride booking, transparent fare, vehicle tracking, support for multi lingual interfaces and 24/7 customer services to enhance accessibility, secure and verified onboarding, inclusive mobility, tech enabled support and safety measures to the citizens.
Bharat Taxi latest news: Benefits
The Bharat Taxi app will offer several economic benefits, which include:
- With zero commission model, drivers will get full earnings from each ride.
- Profit of cooperative society will be distributed directly to drivers.
- Transparent pricing model will be beneficial to both drivers and passengers.
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