{
  "id": 9366931,
  "title": "Bharat Taxi Launch: CM Yogi Adityanath Honours Saarthis, Signs MoUs To Expand Mobility Services In UP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bharat-taxi-launch-cm-yogi-adityanath-honours-saarthis-signs-mous-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T15:16:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/bharat-taxi-launch-cm-yogi-adityanath-honours-saarthis-signs-mous-to-expand-mobility-services-in-up"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 23 in Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath honored five Bharat Taxi Saarthis by presenting them share certificates and distributing loan cheques to beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana. Anil Kumar Singh received a ₹6 lakh loan, while Sanjay received ₹2 lakh. JPS Rathore, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Cooperative Department, presented a ₹2.69 crore cheque to the Chief Minister as a dividend from the UP State Warehousing Corporation.\n\nBrajesh Pathak, Deputy Chief Minister, emphasized the significance of the Cooperative Department in supporting the poor, farmers, and middle-class citizens. He stated that under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's leadership, the department has regained its original purpose, with cooperative banks now operating profitably. Pathak called for state citizens to join hands and make Bharat Taxi successful, noting that UP is transitioning from a culture of crime and country-made pistols to one of literacy, education, and development.\n\nMurlidhar Mohol, Union Minister of State for Cooperation and Civil Aviation, announced that Bharat Taxi services would launch not only in Lucknow but also in Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Kanpur, and Prayagraj. Over 50,000 people from various districts had joined the program online, and more than ₹100 crore had been credited to driver brothers and sisters in the past six months. Bharat Taxi currently operates in around 15 cities, with 40,000 drivers registered in Uttar Pradesh so far. The Cooperative Minister praised the rapid progress in computerizing PACS and digitizing rural banks. He expressed confidence that Uttar Pradesh's cooperative model could inspire other states, with Bharat Taxi marking a new momentum in the cooperative movement in the mobility sector.",
  "summary": "Lucknow, September 23: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath honoured five Saarthis of Bharat Taxi, namely Sumandeep Kaur, Amit Kumar Agrawal, Amrish Sonkar, Shashank Pandey, and Pankaj Kumar Verma, by presenting share certificates to them on the stage. He also distributed loan cheques to beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Krishak Samriddhi Yojana. Under the scheme, Anil Kumar Singh received a loan of ₹6…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Bharat Taxi Model To Reach UP Villages; CM Yogi Adityanath Govt Plans Rural Bus Services On Zero-Commission Format",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bharat-taxi-model-to-reach-up-villages-cm-yogi-adityanath-govt-plans",
        "published": "2026-09-23T14:24:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}