"PM E-DRIVE Scheme: Status, Incentives, and EV Adoption Progress"
FAME India Scheme
Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles; India's primary EV demand-incentive programme since 2015.
PM E-DRIVE
₹10,900 crore EV scheme (2024–2028) under Ministry of Heavy Industries covering multiple vehicle categories and charging infrastructure.
India's electric vehicle (EV) policy architecture has evolved through successive demand-incentive frameworks anchored in the country's climate commitments. The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP), 2013 was India's first structured policy articulation for EV adoption, setting an aspirational target of 6–7 million EVs on Indian roads by 2020. This was operationalised through the FAME India Scheme (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles), launched in 2015 under the Department of Heavy Industries (now Ministry of Heavy Industries). FAME-I focused on technology development, demand creation, pilot projects, and charging infrastructure, while FAME-II (April 2019 – March 2024), with a total budgetary support of ₹11,500 crore, represented a significant scaling-up with a sharper focus on public and shared transport electrification.
The constitutional and policy basis for these interventions rests on the government's mandate to regulate industries of national importance, promote clean energy under India's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement — including reducing emissions intensity of GDP by 45% from 2005 levels by 2030 and achieving net-zero by 2070 — and advance domestic manufacturing under the Make in India initiative. A transitional Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS) 2024 bridged the gap between FAME-II's conclusion and the current flagship programme.
The PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme, notified on 29 September 2024 and implemented retrospectively from 1 April 2024, absorbed EMPS 2024 within its framework. It operates under the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) and is designed to run through 31 March 2028, reflecting a long-term industrial policy logic combining demand-side incentives, supply-side support through the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) batteries, and ecosystem-building through charging infrastructure investment.
FAME-II ran from 01 April 2019 to 31 March 2024 with a deliberate policy choice to concentrate demand incentives on commercially operated, high-utilisation fleet vehicles — electric two-wheelers (e-2Ws), three-wheelers (e-3Ws), four-wheelers (e-4Ws), and electric buses (e-buses) — rather than private passenger cars. This approach was designed to maximise emission reduction per rupee of subsidy. The scheme also allocated ₹912.50 crore specifically for charging infrastructure, recognising that range anxiety and infrastructure gaps were key adoption barriers.
PM E-DRIVE operates with a total financial outlay of ₹10,900 crore, covering demand incentives for multiple EV categories, public charging infrastructure, and e-bus deployment. …
Consider the following types of vehicles:
I.Full battery electric vehicles
II.Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
III.Fuel cell-electric hybrid vehicles
How many of the above are considered as alternative powertrain vehicles?
Which one of the following is the exhaust pipe emission from Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, powered by hydrogen?
With reference to the PM E-DRIVE Scheme, consider the following statements:
1.The scheme was notified in September 2024 but implemented retrospectively from April 2024.
2.The total financial outlay of the scheme is ₹18,100 crore.
3.OEMs must obtain Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) compliance certificates to qualify for demand incentives.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between PM E-DRIVE Scheme and the PLI scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage?
1.Both are implemented by the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
2.PM E-DRIVE addresses demand-side incentives while ACC PLI addresses supply-side battery manufacturing.
3.The ACC PLI scheme targets 50 GWh of domestic battery manufacturing capacity.
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