Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah Wednesday praised the National Cooperative Development Cor­­p­o­r­a­tion (NCDC) for its role in the upcoming launch of country’s first cooperative-based ride-hailing service “Bharat Taxi”.

Addressing the NCDC’s 92nd General Council Meeting, Shah said that NCDC, established to empower cooperative societies and make financial assistance accessible to them, has increased its total disbursement from Rs 24,700 crore in FY 2020-21 to Rs 95,200 crore in 2024-25.

He said that the NCDC is playing “a key role” in establishing the cooperative-based “Bharat Taxi” ride-hailing service. The new multi-state cooperative society has been registered, and driver enrollment along with technological development is under progress, Shah said.

In last 4 years, NCDC

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