Hi, It has currently been rolled out for the NCR region and will expand to other states over the upcoming months. I tried the app and found that it was 99% accessible for me. I could easily browse through the available options and book a ride if I wanted.
On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM Mujtaba Merchant <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Bhawani, > > > > Thank you for bringing this to the notice of the group — this is really > important, and I’m glad you highlighted it. I do have one question on my > mind: is Bharat Taxi actually going to be available and accessible across > all states and regions of the country, including smaller towns and rural > areas? I’m also curious about how their pricing model will work. > > > > Personally, I’ve always felt the need for an app that aggregates multiple > taxi services and gives users the best fare for a ride — something like > that would be incredibly useful and genuinely empowering. > > > > Regarding how we take this forward: should we consider filing a petition > on Change.org to formally bring visibility to accessibility needs from Day > 1? Or are there other stronger ways to make our voices heard? Since the > Prime Minister is active on X, maybe tagging him or raising this publicly > could help amplify the message. And as you mentioned, reaching out directly > to the Ministry of Cooperation sounds like a practical and high‑impact > step to ensure concerns of persons with disabilities — especially blind > users — are included right at the foundational stage of Bharat Taxi. > > > > Would love to hear what others think so we can coordinate our next steps > meaningfully. > > > > P.S. Namma Yatri in Bangalore developed in association with Enable India, > is a highly priced ride hailing application and is going downhill in terms > of accessibility. I stopped using them a long time back. Since I had a > prince from Nigeria send me his fortune, I am now an Uber One user > > S Hi Bhawani, > > > > Thank you for bringing this to the notice of the group — this is really > important, and I’m glad you highlighted it. I do have one question on my > mind: is Bharat Taxi actually going to be available and accessible across > all states and regions of the country, including smaller towns and rural > areas? I’m also curious about how their pricing model will work. > > > > Personally, I’ve always felt the need for an app that aggregates multiple > taxi services and gives users the best fare for a ride — something like > that would be incredibly useful and genuinely empowering. > > > > Regarding how we take this forward: should we consider filing a petition > on Change.org to formally bring visibility to accessibility needs from Day > 1? Or are there other stronger ways to make our voices heard? Since the > Prime Minister is active on X, maybe tagging him or raising this publicly > could help amplify the message. And as you mentioned, reaching out directly > to the Ministry of Cooperation sounds like a practical and high‑impact > step to ensure concerns of persons with disabilities — especially blind > users — are included right at the foundational stage of Bharat Taxi. > > > > Would love to hear what others think so we can coordinate our next steps > meaningfully. > > > > P.S. Namma Yatri in Bangalore developed in association with Enable India, > is a highly priced ride hailing application and is going downhill in terms > of accessibility. I stopped using them a long time back. Since I had a > prince from Nigeria send me his fortune, I am now an Uber One user > > incerely, > > > > Mujtaba Merchant > > Bangalore | INDIA > > Sent from iPhone ® > > > > > > On 5 Feb 2026, at 8:19 AM, BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello Accessindia! > > > Today, the Prime Minister is launching Bharat Taxi, which is based on a > cooperative model. It will function similarly to how we book rides on Ola, > Uber, and other such services. I believe we should contact the Ministry of > Cooperative afairs to bring the issues of persons with disabilities, > especially the blind to the ministry's attention so that Bharat Taxi can > address these concerns from the very beginning. > > > Regards, > > > Bhawani > > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. 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