What happened: Bharat Taxi launched in Jaipur as a cooperative mobility model
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma launched the ‘Bharat Taxi’ service in Jaipur at the Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah’s leadership was cited in the programme backdrop, with Union Minister of State for Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol and other officials, ministers, and cooperative sector representatives present.
What the Bharat Taxi model claims to do
The Ministry of Cooperation described Bharat Taxi as a cooperative mobility service that differs from private aggregator models. In Bharat Taxi, a ‘Sarathi’ is a cooperative member/shareholder, has representation on the Board of Directors, and receives trip payments credited directly to the Sarathi’s account.
Background and earlier position: cooperation widening beyond credit societies
Murlidhar Mohol explained that the Ministry of Cooperation is expanding cooperation beyond credit societies into agriculture, dairy, fisheries, insurance, exports, storage, digital services, and transportation. The programme also cited cooperation enablers such as computerisation of PACS and Model Bye-Laws enabling multiple business activities, along with new cooperative entities including Bharatiya Beej Sahakari Samiti Limited and National Cooperative Exports Limited.
Related current affairs
- Maharashtra CM launches ‘Bharat Taxi’ cooperative mobility service
- Bharat Taxi: India’s first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform
- Bharat Taxi: Cooperative-based mobility platform status and rollout
- Bharat Taxi cooperative-led digital mobility platform launched across Delhi-NCR and other states
- Expansion plan for new multipurpose/dairy/fisheries cooperatives covering all Panchayats: Targets and Margdarshika/SOP
- National Cooperative Database (NCD): Coverage of cooperatives and status of PACS/M-PACS, computerization and ERP onboarded