Amit Shah shared important information in the Lok Sabha
Union Minister for Cooperation Amit Shah told Parliament on Tuesday that the government is planning to launch the ‘Bharat Taxi’ mobile app, which aims to free the country’s commercial vehicle drivers from dependence on private companies. Union Minister Amit Shah, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, said that the digital app, ‘Bharat Taxi’, will be operated by ‘Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited’, a multi-state cooperative society registered under the MSCS Act 2002, on June 6, 2025. The government proposes to launch a cooperative-led digital app mobility platform that will help free the country’s commercial vehicle drivers from dependence on private companies, He said.
Key features of the Bharat Taxi app include mobile phone booking for user-friendly travel, transparent fares, location tracking, multilingual interface and accessibility for citizens, safe and verified travel, inclusive mobility, tech-enabled assistance and 24-hour customer services to enhance safety measures. With a ‘zero commission model’, cab drivers will receive the entire earnings from each ride. The profits of the cooperative will be distributed directly to the drivers. He said the transparent pricing model will be beneficial for both drivers and passengers.
The launch of this new platform is expected to pose a tough competition to private cab service providers. Its most significant feature is that drivers will not be required to pay any commission, and all passenger payments will be credited directly to their accounts. The Bharat-Taxi pilot project will begin in November in the capital, Delhi, involving approximately 650 drivers and their vehicles. It will gradually expand to other cities across the country starting in December, with an estimated 5,000 drivers joining the service during that period.
