New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that the Bharat Taxi platform has generated over Rs 35 crore in income for drivers with a modest investment of around Rs 5 crore so far, while creating employment opportunities for nearly 20,000 drivers and 200 support staff.Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Bharat Taxi, India’s first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform, is emerging as a major step towards empowering drivers and promoting inclusive growth in the mobility secto…
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Gandhinagar, Feb 6 (IANS) India’s cooperative sector has marked a significant expansion with the rollout of “Bharat Taxi”, the country’s first taxi service operating on a cooperative ownership model, which has already seen more than 50,000 drivers from Gujarat enrol, officials said on Friday. The service has begun operations in Ahmedabad and Rajkot, along with Delhi, and will be expanded nationwide in phases.The initiative is being implemented under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Mo…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The government has expanded the definition of startups to include deep technology firms as a separate sub-category as part of its revised guidelines to strengthen the Startup India programme for developing the country as a global innovation powerhouse, according to a Ministry of Commerce and Industry statement on Thursday.The new sub-category of “Deep Tech Startup” has been introduced for entities working on cutting-edge and breakthrough technologies. In recognition of th…