Business Desk 
Jul 18, 2025
In a high-level meeting, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the federal government will provide electric bikes to top-performing students of all educational boards across the country.
The prime minister stated that unemployed individuals will also be provided with electric rickshaws and loaders on priority, to support employment generation.
According to the prime minister, encouraging the use of electric vehicles (EVs) will help save billions of dollars in valuable foreign exchange spent on fuel, support environmental protection efforts, and promote the local industry.
Sharif directed that concrete steps be taken to establish a complete ecosystem for the manufacturing and maintenance of electric vehicles in the country.
He also ordered third-party validation of the entire process of EV distribution and the government support mechanism to ensure transparency and accountability.
To ensure safety and performance, the electric bikes, rickshaws, and loaders to be provided under the proposed scheme will meet high-quality and safety standards.
Pakistani people to get electric vehicles
During the meeting, it was revealed that the federal government was taking steps to facilitate the acquisition of electric bikes, rickshaws, and loaders through low-cost loans and on easy terms.
More than 100,000 electric bikes and over 300,000 loaders will be available to the public under easy loans and at low costs through government support.
The meeting was informed that under this scheme, students who perform well at the intermediate level in educational boards across the country, including the federal board, will be provided free electric bikes.
Moreover, a special quota of 25% had been allocated for women in this scheme, while the remaining quota had been distributed among the provinces based on population ratios. The prime minister directed to increase Balochistan’s quota up to 10%.
