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Namma Yatri Zero-Commission Ride Hailing

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The app takes no cut of the fare: riders pay drivers directly, and drivers pay a flat 25 rupees a day instead. It was built with the auto-rickshaw drivers' union, and the code is open source.

Outcome🔄 Ongoing
Evidence🏛️ Official
what does this mean?The strongest source is the operator's or the city's own reporting — an official report, dataset or press release. It grades who did the looking — not how well the project went. All four grades →
Run byMoving Tech Innovations (incubated by Juspay), with the Auto Rickshaw Drivers Union as launch partner
Scale🏙️ City-wide

Part of 1001 Smart Cities — 1,167 documented projects · 🏙️ 9 more in Bengaluru · 🛴 Shared mobility guide · 🚲 Mobility projects

Launched in Bengaluru in November 2022 by fintech firm Juspay in consultation with the city's auto-rickshaw drivers' union, Namma Yatri takes no cut of the fare: riders pay drivers directly. Since September 2023 drivers pay a flat subscription instead, 25 rupees a day or 3.50 rupees a ride. The code is open source under AGPL-3.0.

Live 📅 since 2022

📊 Impact

The operator reports 100 million rides and about 1,600 crore rupees paid directly to more than 600,000 drivers by June 2025, roughly 85 million of those rides in Bengaluru — and the concentration is the number to hold onto: at 10 million registered users in January 2025, 86.78% of trips were still in this one city. The independent reporting supplies the counterweight. The fully free model ended on 1 September 2023, when drivers began paying a flat subscription, and drivers who had backed it were wary of what a fee once introduced might become. The same reporting records drivers finding the company opaque about its own earnings, and a net loss between November 2023 and March 2024.

🎓 Lesson

Taking no commission is a position, not a business model, and the position lasted ten months. Namma Yatri's flat subscription is still radically cheaper than a percentage cut, and the drivers' union was in the room when it was built — but the moment a fee existed, the argument moved from whether drivers pay to how much, and the drivers quoted in the reporting had already worked that out. Two things do survive the shift and are worth more than the fare model: the code is published under a copyleft licence, and the app runs on an open network rather than a private one. The incumbents copying the zero-commission label are not copying either of those.

🚲 MobilityShared mobilityOpen data

Sources

↗ Rest of World — Uber and Ola are copying India's fast-growing ride-hailing appPublished 2 May 2025Independent reporting, 2025. Confirms the November 2022 launch, Juspay as builder, consultation with the Auto Rickshaw Drivers Union, and the subscription model. Also the counterweight: drivers wary of future fee rises, drivers who find the company opaque about its own earnings, and a net loss between November 2023 and March 2024.
↗ Inc42 — Bengaluru auto drivers wary as Namma Yatri plays the subscription cardPublished 22 August 2023Dates the end of the fully free model: subscription charges from 1 September 2023. Records mixed driver reaction despite the union's initial support.
↗ Business Standard — Namma Yatri hits 100 million ridesPublished 6 June 20256 June 2025. Source of the impact figure: over 100 million rides, over 1,600 crore rupees for more than 600,000 drivers, nearly 85 million trips in Bengaluru. Operator-reported numbers relayed by the press.
↗ Outlook Business — Namma Yatri tops 1 crore users amid tier 2 and 3 expansionPublished 18 January 202518 January 2025. 10 million registered users, 74.9 million trips, 86.78% of trips in Bengaluru, and the list of cities served.
↗ TechCrunch — Google backs Indian open source Uber rival Namma YatriPublished 15 July 202415 July 2024. Pre-Series A round co-led by Blume Ventures and Antler with Google participating; confirms the platform is open source and runs on the ONDC network.
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↗ nammayatri/nammayatri source code on GitHubPrimary evidence for the open source claim: the driver-to-rider platform is published under AGPL-3.0 with active development. A living repository with no publication date.

📅 How old is the evidence?

Two clocks, kept apart: when this entry’s sources were published, and what has happened to its record in the atlas. Documented span: since 2022. 5 of 6 sources carry a publication date, from 22 August 2023 to 6 June 2025.

When the sources were published

  1. Inc42 · pressInc42 — Bengaluru auto drivers wary as Namma Yatri plays the subscription card
  2. TechCrunch · pressTechCrunch — Google backs Indian open source Uber rival Namma Yatri
  3. Outlook Business · pressOutlook Business — Namma Yatri tops 1 crore users amid tier 2 and 3 expansion
  4. Rest of World · pressRest of World — Uber and Ola are copying India's fast-growing ride-hailing app
  5. Business Standard · pressBusiness Standard — Namma Yatri hits 100 million rides

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Claim 1 clm-13880ebc3fbb356b quantitative
Launched in Bengaluru in November 2022 by fintech firm Juspay in consultation with the city's auto-rickshaw drivers' union, Namma Yatri takes no cut of the fare: riders pay drivers directly
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
Rest of World confirms the November 2022 launch, Juspay as the builder, consultation with the Auto Rickshaw Drivers Union, and that riders pay drivers directly with no commission taken.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Rest of World — Uber and Ola are copying India's fast-growing ride-hailing app
Claim 2 clm-20950cc1a8876cd9 quantitative
Since September 2023 drivers pay a flat subscription instead, 25 rupees a day or 3.50 rupees a ride
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
Inc42 dates the end of the fully free model to subscription charges from 1 September 2023; Rest of World describes the subscription model.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Inc42 — Bengaluru auto drivers wary as Namma Yatri plays the subscription card
  2. Rest of World — Uber and Ola are copying India's fast-growing ride-hailing app
Claim 3 clm-88ad03783c47b06e quantitative
The code is open source under AGPL-3.0
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The nammayatri/nammayatri repository publishes the driver-to-rider platform under AGPL-3.0; TechCrunch confirms the platform is open source and runs on the ONDC network.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. nammayatri/nammayatri source code on GitHub
  2. TechCrunch — Google backs Indian open source Uber rival Namma Yatri
Claim 4 clm-a6ab2ea39027cd44 quantitative
The operator reports 100 million rides and about 1,600 crore rupees paid directly to more than 600,000 drivers by June 2025, roughly 85 million of those rides in Bengaluru
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Business Standard, 6 June 2025: over 100 million rides, over 1,600 crore rupees for more than 600,000 drivers, nearly 85 million trips in Bengaluru — operator-reported figures relayed by the press.
Caveat
Operator-reported and relayed by the press; no independent audit of the ride or payout totals has been published.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Business Standard — Namma Yatri hits 100 million rides
Claim 5 clm-a09df189a2cbd183 quantitative
at 10 million registered users in January 2025, 86.78% of trips were still in this one city
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Outlook Business, 18 January 2025: 10 million registered users, 74.9 million trips, and 86.78% of trips in Bengaluru.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Outlook Business — Namma Yatri tops 1 crore users amid tier 2 and 3 expansion
Claim 6 clm-d7febd10863b3609 quantitative
The fully free model ended on 1 September 2023, when drivers began paying a flat subscription, and drivers who had backed it were wary of what a fee once introduced might become
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Inc42 dates the subscription charges to 1 September 2023 and records mixed driver reaction despite the union's initial support; Rest of World records drivers wary of future fee rises.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Inc42 — Bengaluru auto drivers wary as Namma Yatri plays the subscription card
  2. Rest of World — Uber and Ola are copying India's fast-growing ride-hailing app
Claim 7 clm-d3486f23d6f11ef7 quantitative
The same reporting records drivers finding the company opaque about its own earnings, and a net loss between November 2023 and March 2024
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Rest of World reports drivers who find the company opaque about its own earnings and a net loss between November 2023 and March 2024.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Rest of World — Uber and Ola are copying India's fast-growing ride-hailing app
Claim 8 clm-e922d8efcac1ced9 descriptive
Namma Yatri's flat subscription is still radically cheaper than a percentage cut, and the drivers' union was in the room when it was built
Published field
lesson · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Rest of World records the union's involvement from the start and the flat subscription that replaced the free model; Inc42 records the union's initial support and the drivers' subsequent unease.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Rest of World — Uber and Ola are copying India's fast-growing ride-hailing app
  2. Inc42 — Bengaluru auto drivers wary as Namma Yatri plays the subscription card
Claim 9 clm-e8062841d1be1d6d descriptive
the code is published under a copyleft licence, and the app runs on an open network rather than a private one
Published field
lesson · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The repository publishes the platform under AGPL-3.0, a copyleft licence; TechCrunch confirms it runs on the ONDC network.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. nammayatri/nammayatri source code on GitHub
  2. TechCrunch — Google backs Indian open source Uber rival Namma Yatri
Claim 10 clm-a220129c470c8deb descriptive
The incumbents copying the zero-commission label are not copying either of those
Published field
lesson · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
Rest of World's subject is precisely that the established platforms have adopted zero-commission or subscription pricing; neither has published its platform or moved onto an open network.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Rest of World — Uber and Ola are copying India's fast-growing ride-hailing app
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Governance facts carried by the record

Operator
Moving Tech Innovations (incubated by Juspay), with the Auto Rickshaw Drivers Union as launch partner
Actor types
private, civil-society
Funding model
private
Funding description
Not recorded
Cost
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Ownership
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Decision rights
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Exit conditions
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6 source dossiers

Rest of World — Uber and Ola are copying India's fast-growing ride-hailing app restofworld.org · 6 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-3b5416bbc29a4237
Publisher
Name not classified · restofworld.org
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2025-05-02
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-07-26
Dossier created
2026-08-28
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
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No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

Independent reporting, 2025. Confirms the November 2022 launch, Juspay as builder, consultation with the Auto Rickshaw Drivers Union, and the subscription model. Also the counterweight: drivers wary of future fee rises, drivers who find the company opaque about its own earnings, and a net loss between November 2023 and March 2024.

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Claims linked
Inc42 — Bengaluru auto drivers wary as Namma Yatri plays the subscription card inc42.com · 3 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-0223ace54eccd184
Publisher
Name not classified · inc42.com
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2023-08-22
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-07-26
Dossier created
2026-08-28
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

Dates the end of the fully free model: subscription charges from 1 September 2023. Records mixed driver reaction despite the union's initial support.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
Business Standard — Namma Yatri hits 100 million rides business-standard.com · 1 linked claim

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-5b96c2df7de6674d
Publisher
Name not classified · business-standard.com
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2025-06-06
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-07-26
Dossier created
2026-08-28
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

6 June 2025. Source of the impact figure: over 100 million rides, over 1,600 crore rupees for more than 600,000 drivers, nearly 85 million trips in Bengaluru. Operator-reported numbers relayed by the press.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
Outlook Business — Namma Yatri tops 1 crore users amid tier 2 and 3 expansion outlookbusiness.com · 1 linked claim

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-a1958a4b0179ed5e
Publisher
Name not classified · outlookbusiness.com
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2025-01-18
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-07-26
Dossier created
2026-08-28
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

18 January 2025. 10 million registered users, 74.9 million trips, 86.78% of trips in Bengaluru, and the list of cities served.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
TechCrunch — Google backs Indian open source Uber rival Namma Yatri techcrunch.com · 2 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-f75ef4e3ac0d0475
Publisher
Name not classified · techcrunch.com
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2024-07-15
Updated
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Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-07-26
Dossier created
2026-08-28
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

15 July 2024. Pre-Series A round co-led by Blume Ventures and Antler with Google participating; confirms the platform is open source and runs on the ONDC network.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
nammayatri/nammayatri source code on GitHub github.com · 2 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID
src-b9e79f6ac4d4bfc4
Publisher
Name not classified · github.com
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
Not recorded
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-07-26
Dossier created
2026-08-28
Retrieved copy
No local capture recorded
Archive
No archived copy linked
Content hash
No captured content hash
Locator
Open the recorded source note

Primary evidence for the open source claim: the driver-to-rider platform is published under AGPL-3.0 with active development. A living repository with no publication date.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
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  • Publisher names and source languages have not yet been classified; domains are recorded without guessing.
  • Existing source notes are descriptive locators, not page- or paragraph-exact citations.
  • A missing archive, publication date or content hash is shown as null rather than inferred.
  • The project-level evidence grade ranks the strongest source in the entry; it is not a truth score for every claim.

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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Namma Yatri Zero-Commission Ride Hailing” — Bengaluru, India. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/bangalore-namma-yatri/ (last verified 2026-07-26). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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