Overview
- Bharat Taxi, which launched its driver onboarding app in Mumbai on Thursday, plans to open passenger rides in May.
- An official release says the platform now has about 5.17 lakh drivers, 50 lakh customers, and roughly 25,000 rides a day across early markets including Delhi NCR, Gujarat, Chandigarh, and Lucknow.
- Registered as a multi-state cooperative, the service aims to turn drivers into stakeholders who keep all earnings instead of paying commissions.
- The rollout promises insurance cover up to ₹5 lakh, access to loans, and help to shift to electric vehicles through bulk purchases and added charging in Mumbai.
- Backers say the app will use meter-based fares and could grow into a national rival to Uber and Rapido, though usage claims so far come from government statements.