The Delhi government is set to take a major step towards strengthening the national capital’s public transport network with the planned induction of 2,800 air-conditioned low-floor electric buses under the Centre’s PM E-DRIVE scheme.
Kumaraswamy was addressing the inauguration ceremony of Ashok Leyland's electric bus manufacturing unit in Lucknow on Friday.
The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has issued operational guidelines which earmark an outlay of Rs 2,000 crore for offering subsidies of up to 100 per cent for setting up public charging stations for electric vehicles in cities and across highways under the Rs 10,900 crore PM E-DRIVE scheme.
The scheme aims to build a nationwide EV-ready ecosystem to enable cleaner transport and reduce India’s dependency on fossil fuels.
The Union Government has launched the PM E-DRIVE Scheme with an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore for the electric vehicles (EVs).
The scheme has an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore over a period of two years. The scheme will cover trucks which are major pollution generation vehicles. Hybrid ambulances will also be covered.
