News Context

• Madhya Pradesh achieved significant EV adoption under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme, with strong two-wheeler and three-wheeler uptake.
• The state benefited from demand incentives on e-2Ws and e-3Ws under the scheme’s targeted subsidy structure.

Key Facts for Prelims

• PM E-DRIVE stands for Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement.
• Approved by Union Cabinet with an outlay of ₹10,900 crore, effective October 1, 2024 to March 2026.
• Implemented under the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI).
• Demand incentives capped at 15% of ex-factory price or a fixed per-vehicle limit (whichever is lower).
• Targets e-2Ws, e-3Ws, e-ambulances, e-trucks (with scrapping certificate), and electric buses.

FAME India Scheme Phase-II

• FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) was launched in 2015 (Phase-I).
• FAME-II was launched in 2019 with an outlay of ₹10,000 crore, extended till March 2024.
• PM E-DRIVE succeeded FAME-II in October 2024.

Supporting EV Adoption Measures

News Context

• MoS for Home Affairs provided PRAHAAR details in Rajya Sabha.
• PRAHAAR was unveiled by the Ministry of Home Affairs on February 23, 2026.

Key Facts for Prelims

• PRAHAAR is India’s first comprehensive National Counter Terrorism Policy and Strategy.
• It provides a “whole-of-government” and “whole-of-society” framework for counter-terrorism.
• It shifts India from a reactive security stance to a proactive doctrine.
• The strategy counters terror financing by tracing crypto wallets, choking dark web crowdsourcing, and seizing assets.
• It aligns with FATF (Financial Action Task Force) standards to block cross-border terror funding.

PRAHAAR’s Seven Pillars

Institutional Mechanisms

• Multi Agency Centre (MAC): Formalises real-time intelligence sharing under PRAHAAR.
• NSG: Specialised Central Force in the swift coordinated response chain.
• NIA organises the Annual Anti-Terror Conference (ATC) under MHA aegis to review counter-terrorism strategy.

News Context

• The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reported progress in PM-RAHAT implementation covering emergency trauma care across India.
• Over 700 trauma care centres have been established on national highways under the scheme.

Key Facts for Prelims

• PM-RAHAT stands for Pradhan Mantri Road Accident Help and Treatment Scheme.
• Launched under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2022.
• Objective: provide cashless and paperless emergency treatment to road accident victims during the “Golden Hour.”
• Implemented in convergence with the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, which mandated cashless treatment for road accident victims.

Coverage — Key Facts

• Initially covers national highways across India.
• Target beneficiaries: any road accident victim regardless of insurance status or financial capacity.
• Treatment cost up to ₹1.5 lakh is covered per victim per accident.

Implementation Framework

• Implemented through a Third Party Administrator (TPA) system for cashless claims processing.
• District-level nodal officers coordinate hospital empanelment and victim registration.
• Ambulance services are integrated through the 112 Emergency Response Service.
• The NHAI supports trauma centre establishment along highways.