Goa stands at a crossroads where its aspirations of being a modern, progressive, digital state clash directly with the outdated systems that continue to dominate its daily life. Nothing reflects this contradiction more sharply than our taxi ecosystem. We claim to be a Smart State, we boast of high-end tourism, we talk about Viksit Bharat and Digital India, yet we cannot provide one of the most basic services that every evolving society must guarantee – reliable, transparent, app-based taxi mobility.

And let’s make this very clear: Goa needs app-based taxis not as a favour to tourists, not as a luxury, and not as an experiment. Goa needs app-based taxis for Goans first. For decades, the taxi conversation has been hijacked by a narrative that pits locals against tourists or taxi operators a

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