Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Monday announced that the government will set up a cooperative life insurance company to strengthen the cooperative movement, while also expanding the Bharat Taxi initiative to 500 cities over the next two years. Speaking at an event in New Delhi to mark the fifth Foundation Day of…
2 min readNew DellhiJul 6, 2026 03:08 PM IST Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah announced on Monday that the central government would soon launch a cooperative life insurance company and a utility aggregator cooperative on the lines of Bharat Taxi, India’s first cooperative-based taxi service. “We are set to develop a utility aggregator cooperative on…
Rapido founders booked in Nagpur after RTO complaint for operating bike taxi service without Maharashtra government”s permission, violating Motor Vehicles Act. Nagpur, Jul 3 (PTI) The founders of Rapido app have been booked in Nagpur for allegedly operating “petrol powered” bike taxi services in Maharashtra without requisite permission from the government, an official said on…
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Read the official press release here. Bharat Taxi will begin operations across seven major cities, including Nagpur, Pune, Mumbai, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Jaipur and Kolkata, before July 31, and services will be extended to more than 500 cities over the next two years, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said. Bharat Taxi officially launched in Gujarat: On…
Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched the cooperative mobility platform Bharat Taxi in Gujarat and accused private ride-hailing companies of engaging in “unfair competition” by slashing fares and operating at losses to block its expansion. The service was inaugurated at Mahatma Mandir and introduced across 14 major cities in the state, marking a…
Aizawl: Mizoram’s main opposition, the Mizo National Front (MNF), on Saturday urged the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) govt to suspend the proposed implementation of the Mizo taxi online application, alleging it will impose an additional financial burden on commuters and taxi operators, and act as a new mechanism for tax collection.In a press statement, the…
Gandhinagar, June 27 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi travelled in a ‘Bharat Taxi’ on Saturday shortly after launching the cooperative ride-hailing service in the state, with the three leaders riding from Mahatma Mandir to the Circuit House in Gandhinagar. The symbolic…
Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has officially launched Bharat Taxi, India’s first cooperative-led, driver-owned ride-hailing platform, across 14 cities in Gujarat. Operating on a zero-commission model, the service allows drivers to retain the full fare while functioning as platform owners. Shah alleged that some private cab aggregators were cutting fares and offering higher incentives to…
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched Bharat Taxi, a cooperative-based ride-hailing service, in Gujarat, describing the initiative as a landmark step for India’s mobility sector. He announced that the platform is expected to expand to around 500 cities and towns across the country over the next two years. Addressing the launch…