Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah to launch the first cooperative-sector taxi service, “Bharat Taxi”

• Bharat Taxi = India's first cooperative-sector ride-hailing platform, launched by Union Home & Cooperation Minister Amit Shah in February 2026.
• Operated by Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Ltd (STCL), a Multi-State Cooperative Society registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002.
• Embodies the "Sahkar se Samriddhi" vision and the "Sarathi Hi Malik" (driver is the owner) model — drivers are member-shareholders, not aggregator employees.
• Relevant for UPSC under cooperatives, gig-economy governance, gender safety in mobility, and the Ministry of Cooperation's flagship interventions.