**Executive Summary**
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah will launch “Bharat Taxi,” India’s first cooperation-based, driver-owned ride-hailing service, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on June 27, 2026. Built on the principle of ‘Saarthi Hi Maalik,’ the platform aims to provide economic empowerment and collective ownership to taxi drivers. The service, already soft-launched in December 2025, currently operates in 14 major cities in Gujarat with plans to expand statewide within one month and nationwide in the coming years.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Service Model and Ownership**
* **Driver-Owned Platform:** Operates under the principle of ‘Saarthi Hi Maalik,’ where drivers are participants and owners rather than just service providers.
* **Regulatory Framework:** Registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002, and established on June 6, 2025.
* **Zero-Commission Model:** Ensures maximum income reaches drivers directly by eliminating traditional commission fees.
**Operational Scale and Expansion**
* **Current Footprint:** Services are active in 14 Gujarat cities, including Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, and Vadodara, completing over 3,500 rides daily.
* **User Base:** More than 1.5 lakh drivers (Saarthis) from Gujarat and 7 lakh nationwide have joined, serving over 37 lakh customers across India.
* **Growth Targets:** The immediate goal is to cover all of Gujarat within a month, followed by expansion to all Indian states and major cities.
**Benefits and Features**
* **Driver Welfare:** Provides access to share certificates, insurance, loans, pensions, and various government social security schemes.
* **Customer Experience:** Offers a surge-free pricing model and safe travel through collaboration with the Gujarat Police.
* **Vehicle Options:** Passengers can choose from bikes, autos, or cabs via the digital mobility platform.
**Institutional Support**
* **Collaborating Partners:** Developed by Sahkar Taxi Cooperative Limited with support from eight major institutions, including NCDC, Amul (GCMMF), NDDB, NAFED, IFFCO, KRIBHCO, NABARD, and NCEL.
* **Integration:** Aims to integrate with national digital public infrastructure and establish dedicated support centres in every state.
**Impact Analysis**
**Drivers (Saarthis)**
**Impact**
Drivers transition from being mere service providers to collective owners of the platform. They gain financial stability through a zero-commission model and access to formal social security and share-based ownership.
**Action Required**
Drivers must register on the digital platform and maintain high performance standards to qualify for share certificates and felicitation.
**Customers / Passengers**
**Impact**
Users benefit from a reliable, safe mobility ecosystem with transparent, surge-free pricing and multiple vehicle options.
**Action Required**
Customers can download the digital platform to book rides and select their preferred mode of transport (bike, auto, or cab).
**Cooperative Institutions**
**Impact**
Major cooperatives expand their influence into the transport and mobility sector, furthering the national vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ (Prosperity through Cooperation).
**Action Required**
Participating institutions will exchange Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and provide the necessary infrastructure and support to scale the model nationwide.
Key Entities Referenced
Bharat Taxi: India’s first cooperation-based, driver-owned digital mobility platform launched to provide economic empowerment and social security to drivers (Saarthis).
Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002: The legislative framework under which the Bharat Taxi platform is registered and operates.
Sahkar Taxi Cooperative Limited: The cooperative entity that developed the Bharat Taxi platform with support from major national cooperative institutions.
Ministry of Cooperation: The primary Union Ministry overseeing the initiative as part of the 'Sahkar se Samriddhi' vision.
Gujarat: The primary state for the service launch and initial operations, spanning 14 major cities including Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, and Surat.
Ministry of Cooperation
Union Home Minister and Minister of
Cooperation Shri Amit Shah to launch
cooperation-based taxi service “Bharat Taxi” in
Gujarat
Based on the principle of ‘Saarthi Hi Maalik’, Bharat Taxi is
realising Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision
of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ by providing economic
empowerment to Saarthis through collective ownership
More than 1.5 lakh Saarthis and over 7 lakh customers from
Gujarat have joined Bharat Taxi so far; more than 3,500 rides
being completed every day
Services operational in 14 major cities of the State; target to
expand across Gujarat within the next one month
More than 4,000 Saarthis from Gujarat to participate in the
programme; will witness the success of the cooperation-
based mobility model
Best-performing Saarthis to be presented share certificates,
giving new strength to the cooperation-based ownership
model
प्रव तथ: 26 JUN 2026 8:31PM by PIB Delhi
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah will launch the country’s first
cooperation-based taxi service “Bharat Taxi” in Gujarat on 27 June, 2026, from Mahatma Mandir
Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar. Bharat Taxi was soft-launched in Gujarat in December
2025. This initiative is an important step towards extending Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s
vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’ to the transport and mobility sector. Bharat Taxi is a digital mobility
platform based on the principles of cooperation, which gives shape to the concept of ‘Saarthi Hi Maalik’.
Under this model, taxi drivers are not merely service providers, but are also participants and owners of the
platform, enabling them to receive the benefits of economic empowerment, social security and ownership.Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendra Bhai Patel, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat
Shri Harsh Sanghavi, Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India, Dr. Ashish Kumar
Bhutani, Hon’ble Cabinet Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Cooperation, Animal Husbandry,
Cow Breeding, Fisheries and Protocol, Shri Jitubhai Savjibhai Vaghani, along with senior functionaries
from the cooperative sector, representatives of various institutions and more than 4,000 Saarthis associated
with Bharat Taxi will participate in the programme.
Bharat Taxi is India’s first driver-owned ride-hailing service. It is a platform developed on the principles
of cooperation by Sahkar Taxi Cooperative Limited with the support of eight major cooperative
institutions of India — NCDC, GCMMF (Amul), NDDB, NAFED, IFFCO, KRIBHCO, NABARD and
NCEL — and gives shape to the concept of ‘Saarthi Hi Maalik’. Under this model, taxi drivers are service
providers, participants and also owners of the platform, enabling them to receive the benefits of economic
empowerment, social security and ownership.
During the programme, best-performing Saarthis will be felicitated with certificates and Memorandums of
Understanding (MoUs) will also be exchanged between various institutions.
Gujarat, which has played a leading role in the cooperative movement in the country, has recorded
remarkable progress in the expansion of Bharat Taxi. Out of 7 lakh Saarthis across the country, more than
1.5 lakh Saarthis have joined from Gujarat, while more than 37 lakh customers across India have availed
services of Bharat Taxi.
Bharat Taxi will be launched in 14 major cities of Gujarat — Ahmedabad, Surat, Dwarka, Vadodara,
Rajkot, Somnath, Valsad, Anand, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Nadiad, Junagadh, Mehsana and Amreli. The
target is to make its services available across Gujarat within the next one month.
Bharat Taxi is registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 and was established on 6
June, 2025. The platform operates on a zero-commission model, ensuring that the maximum benefit from
the income generated through services reaches the Saarthis directly. In addition, Saarthis are also provided
benefits of insurance, loans, pension and various government social security schemes. For customers,
Bharat Taxi ensures safe and reliable travel in collaboration with Gujarat Police, along with a surge-free
pricing model. Passengers can choose from various transport options including bike, auto and cab as per
their convenience.
Bharat Taxi is promoting a new model of cooperation-based development, economic empowerment and
social security in the mobility sector and is writing a new chapter of inclusive and self-reliant development
in the transport sector. In the coming years, Bharat Taxi aims to expand to all States and major cities of the
country, establish dedicated support centres in every State, further strengthen social security for Saarthis
and build an inclusive and cooperation-based mobility ecosystem through integration with national digital
public infrastructure.
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