Indian Government launching app cab service called Bharat Taxi

[Kaiju404]

Government of India is soon launching India's own app taxi service called " Bharat Taxi " from 1st January 2026 to break the duopoly of Uber and Ola market.

https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-bharat-taxi-launching-on-january-1-everything-you-need-to-know-about-uber-ola-and-rapido-rival-in-5-simple-points-4081123/

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[MeanMachine]

Every other sector should be privatized so that government can launch a taxi service? What's next, food delivery service?

 

[Sushubh]

Sirsa also announced a carpooling app Delhi government is going to launch lol.

 

[Kaiju404]

@Sushubh so like we are heading in where each state will slowly roll out their own app cab service along with a Central app cab lol , interesting times

 

[wheatbread]

It would be really funny if the contract goes to some Ola or Uber's subsidiary.

 

[Sushubh]

Nandan Nilekani.

 

[Sushubh]

Bharat Taxi crosses 2.7 Mn downloads but faces pricing concerns

Ride-hailing platform Bharat Taxi, which operates cab, auto, and bike services, is witnessing strong early adoption, with total downloads crossing 2.73 million.

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