I contacted their developers regarding one bug where the distance of the ride is not announced before pick up and during the ride, and they seem to be positive in their response however crossed fingers till it happens. Meanwhile you all should write to them as collective voice is always helpful. - -
Regards, Aziz Minat. On Thu, 5 Feb, 2026, 18:06 Mujtaba Merchant, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Vaibhav, > > > > Thank you for clarifying the service availability and for sharing your > experience with the application’s accessibility. It is encouraging to hear > that it’s nearly 100% accessible right out of the gate—that is a rare win > for our community. > > > > Have you had a chance to do a price comparison between Bharat Taxi and > other similar applications yet? I’ve noticed a frustrating trend where > iPhone users often fall victim to platform-based pricing > <https://www.mister-kayne.com/2026/02/device-based-pricing-fair-practice-or.html>, > where we are charged a premium simply for using the iOS platform. It would > be interesting to see if this cooperative model remains fair across > different operating systems. > > > > If the pricing is truly competitive and the accessibility holds up as they > expand beyond the NCR, this could be a real game-changer. > > > > Looking forward to hearing your thoughts if you've managed to compare the > fares. > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *Vaibhav Bhandari > *Sent:* Thursday, February 5, 2026 4:41 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AI] BHARAT TAXI SERVICE > > > > 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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