India, March 11 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Government of India has notified the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) scheme on 29.09.2024. The salient feature of the scheme are as under:

Introduction of E- Vouchers: - The Ministry of Heavy Industry (MHI) has introduced E-vouchers for Electric vehicle buyer to avail the demand incentive under the scheme. Introduction of new vehicle segments: - An allocation ers 500 crore each has been donefor incentivizing sale of e-ambulances and e-trucks under the scheme. This is new initiativeof Government of India to promote the use of e-ambulances for a comfortablepatient transport. Similarly, e-trucks have also been introduced ...