New Delhi, May 1 -- The Centre has started inter-ministerial consultations to revise the cost of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure under the PM E-drive scheme, the first such revision in nearly three years, two people aware of the matter said.

"The last such revision was done in 2022 by the Union power ministry. Since then, there have been significant technology developments, and the cost structure of large and small chargers has changed now," said one of the persons cited above, on the condition of anonymity.

Power and heavy industries ministries, along with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) are part of these consultationsthat will help shape India's green mobility roadmap.

Currently, the benchmark costs for each charg...