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India’s ride-hailing market is getting a new player with a very different ownership model. Bharat Taxi is a government-backed, driver-owned cooperative platform designed to curb high commissions, surge pricing, and opaque policies that have long frustrated riders and drivers on private aggregators. The government claims Bharat Taxi prioritises fair incomes and transparent fares, aiming to rebalance power in an industry dominated by venture-backed apps.

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Bharat Taxi replaces per-ride commissions with a nominal membership fee, allowing driver-owners to retain the full fare and stabilise earnings across peak and off-peak hours. Pricing is slated to be rules-based and supervised, limiting sudden surges and arbitrary can

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