PM E-DRIVE: EV Public Charging Station deployment support

What it is

Expand publicly accessible EV charging infrastructure through proposals aggregated and submitted by appointed nodal agencies under the Ministry of Heavy Industries route.

What you get

• EV public-charging station subsidy through an appointed nodal agency

Who it is for

• proposal must be submitted by an eligible Government or public-sector entity through the appointed nodal agency route
• the nodal agency must aggregate demand and submit the EV PCS proposal to the Ministry of Heavy Industries
• each proposed location must have a feasibility study covering location selection, configuration and charger rating
• locations must provide unrestricted public access
• the implementing agency must commission, maintain and monitor the chargers and share required location, availability, pricing and payment data with the designated national hub
• a private Charge Point Operator may be appointed only through the nodal agency's fair and transparent selection process

How to apply

1. 1
   Confirm institutional and nodal-agency eligibility

   Verify that the applicant is an eligible Government/public-sector entity and identify the appointed nodal agency; ordinary private CPOs should not be treated as direct beneficiaries.

   Official step
2. 2
   Aggregate demand and complete feasibility

   Prepare location, public-access, configuration, charger-rating, demand, DISCOM and implementation evidence for each proposed EV PCS site.

   Official step
3. 3
   Submit through the Ministry route

   The appointed nodal agency submits the proposal to the Ministry of Heavy Industries and retains the acceptance, rejection or clarification record.

   Official step
4. 4
   Procure, commission and operate

   Follow the approved procurement/CPO route, energise and commission the chargers, maintain uptime and share required data with the designated national hub.

   Official step

Keep ready