FAME-II: Centre pushes state govts to place more electric bus orders

FAME-II was launched with an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore for a three-year period, but was extended till March 2024

The ministry of heavy industries (MHI) is pushing state governments to place more orders for electric buses to meet the target of 7,090 under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme. The scheme ends in a year, but the deployment of e-buses by states under the plan stands at just 31 per cent (2,232) of the target.

 “The ministry has set a target of deploying around 3,000 buses by the end of this calendar year,” a senior ministry official said.

To achieve this year’s target, the ministry is reaching out to states like Maharashtra, Uttar