New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Bharat Taxi, the cooperative-based ride-hailing platform, is not aimed at replacing private app-based taxi aggregators such as Ola and Uber, the government has clarified.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha on 4 August, Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah clarified that Bharat Taxi is designed as a driver-centric and passenger-focused mobility platform based on the cooperative model.

He also stated that the government has not provided any financial assistance, equity support or incentives for setting up or expanding the platform.

Bharat Taxi, operated by Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited (STCL), is the country's first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform.

Responding to a question on whether Bharat Taxi was launched ...