The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has rolled out the operational guidelines for the deployment of EV public charging stations (EV PCS) under the Prime Minister Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-Drive) scheme. The government had allocated Rs 2,000 crore for the deployment of about 72,300 public EV charging stations across the country under the PM E-Drive scheme.

What do the guidelines suggest?

According to the guidelines, a tiered subsidy structure will be followed to support the installation of EV charging infrastructure across different locations. Government premises such as offices, residential complexes, hospitals, and educational institutions will receive 100% subsidy on both upstream infrastructure and EV charging equipment (EVSE), provided the

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