New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will launch India's first cooperative-based ride-hailing platform, "Bharat Taxi," here in the national capital on Thursday.

This launch is aimed at strengthening the cooperative sector and promoting inclusive, citizen-centric mobility solutions.

The move is part of the Ministry of Cooperation's committed effort to strengthen cooperatives as an effective means of employment generation, social security, and grassroots-level economic participation.

Bharat Taxi has been conceptualised as a transformative initiative in the mobility sector, placing drivers--referred to as Sarathis--at the centre of ownership, operations, and value creation, thereby freeing them from exploitat...