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Why Are New Driver‑Owned Taxis Coming to Five Cities? 🚖

Bharat Taxi, a service where drivers own the cars, started in Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Kanpur and Prayagraj.

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Key Points

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Bharat Taxi launched in five major cities of Uttar Pradesh.

Drivers are also owners, which is different from usual taxi companies.

More than 40,000 drivers have joined within the first few months.

Around 20,000 rides are completed daily.

Agreements were made with the airport, city metro and police to help the service.

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The program follows a cooperative model, letting drivers share profits and decisions.

Over 40,000 drivers, called Saarthis, have registered and are ready to give rides.

The service handles about 20,000 rides each day and has taken more than 40 lakh passengers so far.

Government leaders and the airport, metro rail and police signed agreements to support the taxi network.

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7 words

cooperative

a group where members share ownership and make decisions together

profit

money earned after costs are paid

Saarthi

a driver who also owns a share of the taxi service

agreement

a written promise between two or more groups

airport

a place where airplanes take off and land

metro rail

a city train that runs underground or on special tracks

profit sharing

splitting the money earned among the owners

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