India, April 1 -- The Centre is reportedly planning to ramp up its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across major public infrastructure, including at airports, highways, railways and ports, with focus on battery-swapping services.

A Business Standard report, citing an official, said that the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) is in talks with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the Airport Authority of India (AAI), the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and multiple state governments to identify potential locations for EV charging stations at ports, highways and airports.

Under the INR 10,900 Cr PM E-DRIVE scheme, INR 2,000 Cr has been allocated for setting up EV charging points and battery-swapping stat...