Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched Bharat Taxi service and the Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana, under which small and marginal farmers will get long-term loans at a reduced interest rate of six per cent.
They were left to fend for themselves. The poor person’s dignity was also disregarded. Under the service, drivers joining Bharat Taxi will not have to pay commission and will get social security coverage of up to ₹ 5 lakh, he said.
Bharat Taxi is already operating in Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Prayagraj, Adityanath said at the launch programme here. Describing the initiative as a means of providing social security and dignity to drivers, he said, “Till now, there was no security for them. “For the first time, through Bharat Taxi, when a person puts the Bharat Taxi brand on his vehicle, he will feel proud that this taxi is not merely for carrying passengers; it is the taxi of the entire country,” Adityanath said.
The objective of Bharat Taxi is not to replace any private app-based taxi aggregator, but to provide an alternative driver-centric and people-centric mobility platform based on the cooperative model wherein drivers are associated as members and stakeholders to promote their economic and social well-being, while providing consumers with safe, reliable and affordable transportation services, according to a government information in Parliament on August 4 this year.
He said the service had entered into MoUs with Lucknow airport, Lucknow Metro and Lucknow Police. Calling for expansion of the initiative, the chief minister said Bharat Taxi could also generate employment for “lakhs of youths”.
