Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah launched Bharat Taxi in Gujarat at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar

¨     On 27 June 2026, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah launched Bharat Taxi in Gujarat at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.

¨     Bharat Taxi is presented as India’s first cooperation-based, driver-owned ride-hailing service.

¨     The platform operates on the “Saarthi Hi Maalik” principle, meaning the driver is the owner of the service.

¨     It follows a zero-commission model, where drivers (called Saarthis) keep their entire earnings without paying commission to the platform.

¨     The system also provides insurance coverage, loan support, and pension-related benefits to drivers.

¨     The model is based on the cooperative sector, where services are owned and managed collectively by members.

¨     The service was initially launched in 14 major cities of Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, and Rajkot.

¨     The plan is to expand across the entire state within one month of launch.

¨     Since its soft launch in December 2025, the platform has registered over 1.5 lakh drivers and 7 lakh customers.

¨     It currently facilitates more than 3,500 rides per day within Gujarat.