Electric vehicle (EV) charging and battery-swapping stations set up in government offices, public spaces in cities and along highways will get subsidies under the ₹10,900-crore PM E-drive scheme.
The subsidy will be provided on the upstream infrastructure and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) costs, according to the guidelines rolled out by the Union ministry for heavy industries.
Full subsidy would be provided for setting up charging stations on the premises of state and central government offices and residential complexes, including government hospitals, educational institutes and central public sector enterprises. These stations would be available to any private individual for charging vehicles without any restriction.
BHEL will develop a ‘National Unified Hub’ and a national-level mobile app to integrate charging stations, featuring functionalities such as charger discovery, real-time status updates, slot booking, and facilitating digital payments, among others.
The eligible entities, which would mostly be state and central government offices, agencies and public sector undertakings, shall appoint a nodal agency or agencies to aggregate the charging station demand and submit proposals to the ministry. The agency should submit the proposal to the ministry on the online portal, specifying sites and the number of EV chargers at each location.