Bharat Taxi is being jointly promoted by leading cooperative and financial institutions, including NCDC, IFFCO, AMUL, KRIBHCO, NAFED, NABARD, NDDB, and NCEL.
New Delhi, 11 October 2025: The National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Digital India Corporation, and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, have signed an MoU with Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited (brand name: Bharat Taxi), a pioneering cooperative-driven national ride-hailing initiative.
The collaboration aimed at extending strategic advisory and technical support in the areas of platform integration, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and governance. Bharat Taxi is being jointly promoted by leading cooperative and financial institutions, including NCDC, IFFCO, AMUL, KRIBHCO, NAFED, NABARD, NDDB, and NCEL.
The platform embodies the cooperative movement's spirit while aligning seamlessly with the vision of the government's flagship Digital India program for delivering inclusive, citizen-centric, and technology-enabled public services.
Under this collaboration, NeGD has partnered to provide the Bharat Taxi platform with:
Platform Integration & Technical Architecture: Integration of the Bharat Taxi platform with national digital platforms such as DigiLocker, UMANG, and API Setu to enable seamless identity verification and service delivery.
Security, Compliance & Infrastructure: Ensuring adherence to the Government of India's data protection norms and cybersecurity standards and advising on robust technical infrastructure.
Programme Advisory: Providing governance and program management support leveraging NeGD's institutional experience in designing and implementing large-scale national platforms.
UI/UX & Accessibility: Offering advisory inputs on user interface design, multilingual capabilities, and inclusive access features for all citizens.
Through this partnership, NeGD reaffirms its commitment to building secure, interoperable, and inclusive digital public platforms that drive India's digital governance objectives and empower citizens at scale.