The PM e-DRIVE Scheme, notified on 29/09/2024, has an allocation of Rs. 4,391 crore for the deployment of 14,028 e-buses in nine cities with a population of over 40 lakh, including Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Surat, and Pune. This aims to reduce emissions from public transport. Under the scheme, 4,500 e-buses have been allocated to Bengaluru, with procurement managed by Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) through competitive bidding. Support for e-buses is provided via State/city transport undertakings (STUs) on an operational expenditure (OPEX)/ gross cost contract (GCC) model.
Setting up electric vehicle charging stations is an unlicensed activity. An additional allocation of Rs. 2,000 crore has been made for setting up Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations (EVPCS) on a pan-India basis, including national highways and metropolitan cities. Operational guidelines for EVPCS under the PM e-DRIVE scheme were released on September 26, 2025. This information was provided by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma. Release ID: 2200854. Visitor counter: 551.
Key Entities Referenced
PM E-DRIVE Scheme: A scheme with an allocation of Rs. 4,391 crore for the deployment of 14,028 e-buses in nine cities to reduce emissions by public transport and Rs. 2,000 crore for setting up EVPCS.
Ministry of Heavy Industries: The ministry coordinating the roll-out of e-buses under the PM E-DRIVE scheme.
Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL): The agency carrying out procurement of e-buses through competitive bidding.
Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations (EVPCS): Charging stations being set up under the PM E-DRIVE scheme with an allocation of Rs. 2,000 crore.
Ministry of Heavy Industries
IMPACT OF PM e-DRIVE ON PUBLIC
TRANSPORT EMISSIONS
प्रव तथ: 09 DEC 2025 3:44PM by PIB Delhi
The PM E-DRIVE Scheme notified on 29/09/2024has an allocation of Rs.4,391 crore for deployment of
14,028 e-buses, initially in nine cities with population of more than 40 lakh viz.Mumbai, Delhi,
Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Surat, and Pune. Thisaims to reduce the emissions
by public transport.
Under the PM E-DRIVE scheme, 4,500 e-buses have been allocated to Bengaluru.Procurement of e-buses
on aggregationmodel through competitive bidding is being carried out by Convergence Energy Services
Limited (CESL). Support for e-buses is provided through State/city transport undertakings (STUs) on
operational expenditure (OPEX)/ gross cost contract (GCC) model. The Ministry of Heavy Industries and
CESL are co-ordinating with the nine cities including Bengaluru for roll-out of e-buses under the scheme.
Setting up of electric vehicle charging stations is an unlicensed activity and private entrepreneurs may also
participate in the activity. In addition to this, an allocation of Rs. 2,000 crore has been made under the PM
E-DRIVE scheme for setting up of Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations (EVPCS) on pan India basis
including national highways and metropolitan cities like Bengaluru. Operational guidelines for EVPCS
under PM E-DRIVE scheme have been released on 26th September, 2025.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa
Varma in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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