Become a taxi app owner in just Rs 500, Amit Shah’s big plan to increase the earnings of drivers from Bharat Taxi

By Samira Vishwas On Feb 23, 2026

Bharat Taxi Scheme: If you drive a taxi or are looking for a new way to increase your income, then this news is important for you. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah recently launched ‘Bharat Taxi’ By meeting the drivers associated with the “Sarathi’ Gave a name and made a big announcement, this app will consider drivers not as employees but as owners.

What is Bharat Taxi Model?

Bharat Taxi is a cab service based on a cooperative model, which was launched on 5 February. Its objective is clearly to increase the earnings of drivers and to give cheaper fares to passengers. The platform is presenting itself as an alternative to private aggregator apps like Ola, Uber and Rapido.

Will become owner in just Rs 500

Amit Shah said, ‘Our aim is to make the owner prosperous. The only difference is that you’re the boss” To join Bharat Taxi, drivers need to invest only Rs 500. With this amount every charioteer will become a member of the cooperative society. He will get the right to participate in decisions and share in profits. Such a right is not given in the gig economy model.

Earnings will increase with 80-20 profit model

Shah explained that if the company earns Rs 25 crore, 20 per cent of the amount will be deposited in the company account as Sarathi’s share, while 80 per cent will be distributed among the drivers on the basis of taxi operations. That means, apart from the fixed fare, the drivers will also get a share of the profit. However, it is advised to be patient for the first three years as it will take time for the profit distribution to become stable.

Dialogue with the charioteers of the country’s first cooperative sector taxi service ‘Bharat Taxi’…
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) February 23, 2026

There will be no surge pricing

Surge pricing will not be applicable in Bharat Taxi. Every one hour booking will include 10 kilometers. Rs 19 per kilometer will be charged for additional distance and Rs 2.50 per minute for additional time. Toll, parking and permit expenses will be paid separately. Drivers will have to pay a fee of Rs 30 per day for using the app.

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Loan, insurance and support facilities

The government will also provide car loan and insurance facilities. There will be a direct support system in the app. One driver said he earned Rs 20,000 in January. A female driver from Bihar said that after the death of her husband, this platform became a source of respectable income for her.

Where is the service available?

At present this service has started in Delhi-NCR and Gujarat. There are plans to expand it to the entire country in the next three years. Bharat Taxi claims that it is not a profit-making private company, but a cooperative initiative to empower drivers.