Summary
The plan gives money to lower the price of electric cars and to build chargers.
More electric buses are being sent to seven big cities to keep the air clean.
Key Points
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2.659 million electric vehicles were sold by June 2026, close to the goal of 2.83 million.
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The programme will spend about eleven thousand nine hundred crore rupees until March 2028.
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Buyers receive a cash reward that reduces the first cost of an electric vehicle.
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Fourteen thousand electric buses are being placed in cities like Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai.
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Two thousand crore rupees are reserved for public charging stations across the nation.
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Seven hundred eighty crore rupees will upgrade vehicle testing centres with new technology.
New Words to Learn
7 wordsincentive
a payment that makes something cheaper for people
infrastructure
big structures such as roads, stations, and power lines that support a system
localisation
making a product made in one country also built in another country
testing agencies
organizations that check if vehicles meet safety rules
upfront
the amount of money paid at the beginning
sustainable
able to continue without harming the environment
ecosystem
all the connected parts that work together, like vehicles, chargers, and factories
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