The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) held a high-level meeting under the chairmanship of Shri Kamran Rizvi, Secretary of the ministry, on 29 April 2026 in New Delhi to deliberate financing mechanisms to accelerate adoption of electric buses (e-buses) and electric trucks (e-trucks) in the private sector. The meeting focused on understanding financing challenges, assessing the current status of financing for these vehicles and identifying potential solutions and government support required.

Participants examined critical interventions to enable electric vehicle financing. Key support mechanisms under consideration included partial credit guarantee schemes to de-risk lending by financial institutions and interest subvention mechanisms intended to lower the cost of borrowing for private sector buyers.

Public transport, particularly buses, forms the backbone of mobility across India while trucks are central to freight movement and carry a substantial share of domestic goods. The commercial vehicle segment contributes significantly to road transport emissions, fuel consumption and particulate matter pollution, making electrification of buses and trucks essential for meeting the nation's decarbonisation targets and the Net Zero by 2070 goal.

The meeting saw wide participation from stakeholders across the financial and industrial ecosystem, including the Department of Financial Services and the World Bank India. Major public and private banks attended alongside non-banking financial companies and apex institutions such as the Small Industries Development Bank of India and the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, in addition to bus operators, truck operators, original equipment manufacturers and industry bodies.

The initiative reflects the ministry's proactive approach towards enabling the transition to electric mobility in the commercial vehicle segment by bringing government departments, multilateral institutions, financial entities and industry stakeholders together. The ministry intends to develop actionable financing solutions that address key barriers to adoption, thereby supporting energy security, emission reduction and indigenous advanced manufacturing under the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and ViksitBharat@2047.