The entities eligible to receive subsidy funding and submit proposals for EV public charging stations (EVPCS) under PM E-DRIVE scheme are GoI Ministries, Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)/ Autonomous bodies under GoI Ministries, States/Union Territories, and their PSUs. These entities appoint Nodal Agencies to aggregate demand and oversee implementation.

 

The PM E-DRIVE scheme has a total outlay of ₹10,900 crore, out of which ₹2,000 crore was specifically allocated for setting up public EV charging infrastructure (including EV PCS, Battery Swapping Stations, and Battery Charging Stations).

 

The scheme provides capital subsidies for upstream infrastructure and EVSE (charging equipment) based on location category:

 

Category	Locations	% Subsidy
A	State / Central Govt. Premises – Govt. offices, Govt. residential complexes, Govt. hospitals, Govt. educational institutes, CPSEs or any other Govt. establishments. (said chargers to be available to any private individual for charging their EVs without any restrictions, i.e. free public access)	100% on Upstream Infrastructure and 100% on EVSE
B	Locations in cities and along highways which are owned / controlled / managed by State / Central Govt. or their public sector undertakings e.g. Railway stations, airports (operated & maintained by Airports Authority of India), retail outlets of public sector OMCs, bus stations operated by STUs, metro stations, municipal parking lots, public sector ports and NHAI / State Govt. controlled / managed toll plazas & way-side amenities on highways / expressways.	80% on Upstream Infrastructure and 70% on EVSE
C	All other locations not included in categories A & B, e.g. Cities - Streets, shopping malls, market complexes etc. Highways/Expressways	80% on Upstream Infrastructure
D	Battery Swapping Stations (BSS) / Battery Charging Stations (BCS) deployed at any location	80% on Upstream Infrastructure

 

The costs for upstream infrastructure and EVSE is based on benchmarks provided by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under Ministry of Power.

The criteria for selection of cities, towns and highways for installation of EV charging stations and the mechanisms, measures put in place to coordinate installation of EV charging stations maintenance of the infrastructure have been provided in ‘Operational Guidelines for Deployment of EV Public Charging Stations (EV PCS) under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme’ issued by Ministry of Heavy Industries on 26^th September, 2025.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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