The new Bharat Taxi platform unlike private aggregators, will not pay any commission on their rides. (Photo: Envato) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

The Centre has launched Bharat Taxi, India’s first cooperative taxi service, created to directly compete with private operators such as Ola and Uber, reported NDTV.

According to NDTV, the initiative was developed under the Union Ministry of Cooperation and the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and aims to give drivers full ownership of their earnings while offering passengers a government-supervised alternative to private cab aggregators.

For years, complaints about app-based taxi services have mounted, from unclean vehicles and inflated fares to arbitrary cancellations and sudden price surges. Many driv

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