SamudraManthanOn which date was Bharat Taxi launched in New Delhi?
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Answer: (D) 5 February 2026
Core Trigger: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched Bharat Taxi in New Delhi on 5 February 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 162, point 1
Topic 162 · Economy, Budget & Banking
Bharat Taxi: cooperative ride-hailing
Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
- Core Trigger: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched Bharat Taxi in New Delhi on 5 February 2026.
- Tagline: It is billed as a zero-commission, driver-owned ride-hailing app, India's first cooperative platform.
- Current Head: Amit Shah is Union Minister of Home Affairs and of Cooperation.
- Key Term: Drivers are owner-members of the cooperative rather than gig workers employed by an aggregator.
- Pricing: Drivers pay no commission on fares, unlike aggregator platforms that typically keep a share.
- Stakeholders: Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited runs it, with the National Cooperative Development Corporation, Amul and NABARD.
- India Link: It advances the Ministry of Cooperation's push for cooperative-led enterprise in services such as transport.
- Locations: NCDC is based in New Delhi; NABARD is headquartered in Mumbai.
- Founded: The Union Ministry of Cooperation was created in 2021; NCDC was set up under an Act of 1962.
- Landmark: Union of India v Rajendra N. Shah (2021): the Supreme Court struck down Part IXB for State cooperatives.
- Articles: Article 43B, a Directive Principle, and Article 19(1)(c) cooperative right came through the 97th Amendment, 2011.
- Doctrine: Part IXB lacked State ratification under the proviso to Article 368(2), so it survives only for multi-State societies and Union Territories.
Bharat Taxi is billed as India's first what kind of ride-hailing platform?
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Answer: (C) Cooperative
Tagline: It is billed as a zero-commission, driver-owned ride-hailing app, India's first cooperative platform.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 162, point 2
Which Union Minister holds both Home Affairs and Cooperation?
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Answer: (B) Amit Shah
Current Head: Amit Shah is Union Minister of Home Affairs and of Cooperation.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 162, point 3
In Bharat Taxi, drivers are described as what?
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Answer: (D) Owner-members of the cooperative
Key Term: Drivers are owner-members of the cooperative rather than gig workers employed by an aggregator.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 162, point 4
Consider: 1. Drivers pay no commission on fares. 2. Aggregator platforms typically keep no share of fares. Which is/are correct?
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Answer: (A) Only 1
Pricing: Drivers pay no commission on fares, unlike aggregator platforms that typically keep a share.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 162, point 5
Which entity runs Bharat Taxi?
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Answer: (B) Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited
Stakeholders: Sahakar Taxi Cooperative Limited runs it, with the National Cooperative Development Corporation, Amul and NABARD.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 162, point 6
Where is NABARD headquartered?
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Answer: (C) Mumbai
Locations: NCDC is based in New Delhi; NABARD is headquartered in Mumbai.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 162, point 8
In which year was the Union Ministry of Cooperation created?
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Answer: (D) 2021
Founded: The Union Ministry of Cooperation was created in 2021; NCDC was set up under an Act of 1962.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 162, point 9
In Union of India v Rajendra N. Shah (2021), the Supreme Court struck down which Part for State cooperatives?
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Answer: (C) Part IXB
Landmark: Union of India v Rajendra N. Shah (2021): the Supreme Court struck down Part IXB for State cooperatives.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 162, point 10
Consider: 1. Article 43B is a Fundamental Right. 2. The 97th Amendment was passed in 2011. Which is/are correct?
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Answer: (B) Only 2
Articles: Article 43B, a Directive Principle, and Article 19(1)(c) cooperative right came through the 97th Amendment, 2011.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 162, point 11
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