LAUNCH AND OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF BHARAT TAXI

• Bharat Taxi = India's first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform, registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002.
• Drivers, called "Sarathis", are placed at the centre of ownership, governance and profit-sharing — an indigenous alternative to private aggregators (Ola/Uber).
• Operationalises the "Sahkar se Samriddhi" vision of the Ministry of Cooperation.
• UPSC relevance: cooperative-sector reforms, gig-worker welfare, platform economy, MSCS Act.