How to Apply for the PAVE Electric Bike Scheme

The government's electric bike scheme pays Rs 50,000 upfront and lends the rest interest free, and the figure being shared on other sites is higher than the one on the programme's own page. We read both on 29 August 2026.

PAVE stands for the Pakistan Accelerated Vehicle Electrification Programme. It is run by the Ministry of Industries and Production, and its site is pave.gov.pk. Everything in the next two sections comes from that page.

What the official page offers

The programme is split into two vehicle categories with quite different terms, and mixing them up is the first mistake people make.

The site describes the balance after the subsidy as interest free easy installments, and says distribution is nationwide and open to all citizens of Pakistan including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, through an e-balloting system. It gives a helpline number, 1048.

The subsidy figure being shared is not the one on the site

Several sites describing the scheme quote a subsidy of Rs 80,000 on an electric bike, and Rs 400,000 on a rickshaw. The programme's own page says Rs 50,000 and Rs 200,000.

We are not able to say where the higher numbers came from, and it is possible they refer to a different phase or a provincial scheme. What we can say is which figure is on the government's page today, and that is the one to plan around. If a dealer quotes you a subsidy larger than the portal shows, ask them to show you where it is written.

Treat the amounts as something to confirm rather than assume. The same page still carries a banner saying registrations will open on 1 September 2025, which is the original launch, so the site is not a reliable guide to the current round's dates even where it is reliable on the terms.

How far applications actually get

This is the part worth knowing before you plan around a bike. The Finance Division publishes progress figures, and we read its press release on 29 August 2026.

By mid August, more than 83,000 applications had been received under PAVE, around 15,800 had been approved, and nearly 4,000 loans had been disbursed. Electric vehicles delivered had more than tripled since June, from 471 to over 1,500.

1. More than 83,000 people applied.
2. Around 15,800 of those were approved.
3. Nearly 4,000 loans were actually paid out.
4. Over 1,500 vehicles had been delivered.
5. The gap between each step is the thing to plan for.

The direction is upward and the release records approvals rising about 24 per cent and disbursements about 34 per cent since June. But an approval is not a disbursement and a disbursement is not a bike in your hand, and the numbers show how much room sits between those stages. Apply if it suits you, and do not sell your existing transport on the strength of an approval letter.

Applying, and the address bar

Registration is done on the portal itself, which carries a login, a partner banks page, a partner companies page, a balloting result page and a downloadable loan calculator spreadsheet.

Before you type anything, check the address. The programme's own site is pave.gov.pk. We also found sites at epave.org.pk and pavegov.org.pk that were reachable on the same day and are not the programme's site. One of them uses the words pave.gov.pk in its own page title.

Those are ordinary information sites as far as we can tell, and we are not suggesting anything more than that. The point is narrower: a government scheme that asks for your CNIC deserves the government address, typed rather than tapped from a search result. A domain ending in .gov.pk is the government one, and a .org.pk that looks similar is not.

What to have ready

The scheme runs through partner banks, so this is a loan application as well as a subsidy application, and it is assessed like one.

Have your valid CNIC, your proof of income and your existing bank details together before you start. If your CNIC has lapsed, that stops everything, and our guide to renewing an expired CNIC covers it. Expect the bank to run an affordability check rather than approve on the subsidy alone.

Read the installment schedule on the loan calculator before you commit. Interest free is not the same as cost free, and you should know the monthly figure and the term before you sign anything.

After the bike arrives, it still needs registering

A subsidised electric bike is a motor vehicle like any other and the paperwork does not come with it. Registration, the number plate and the biometric step are separate, and they are handled by the Excise and Taxation department in your province.

Our guide to registering a motorcycle in Punjab covers what to take and why the registered owner has to attend in person. Get the invoice made out in the name that will own the vehicle, because that decision is permanent and is made casually at the point of delivery.

Provincial schemes are separate from this one

PAVE is federal. Provinces run their own electric two wheeler schemes with their own quotas, portals and amounts, and a rule you heard about one does not transfer to another.

We have covered the Sindh scooty scheme for women and the Balochistan electric scooty subsidy separately. If you are eligible for more than one, read the terms of each rather than assuming the better number applies everywhere.

Common questions about the PAVE scheme

How much is the subsidy on an electric bike?

The programme's own page says Rs 50,000 upfront, with the balance in interest free installments and a maximum loan of Rs 250,000.

Who can apply?

The site says citizens aged 18 to 65 for two wheelers and 21 to 65 for three wheelers, nationwide including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.

Is there a quota for women?

The page states a 25 per cent quota for women on the two wheeler category.

What are my chances?

The Finance Division reported more than 83,000 applications, around 15,800 approvals and nearly 4,000 loans disbursed by mid August 2026.

Which website is the real one?

pave.gov.pk. Other sites with similar names exist and are not the programme's own portal.

Do I still have to register the vehicle?

Yes. Registration, the plate and the biometric step are separate and handled by your provincial Excise department.

Last checked and sources

Last checked 29 August 2026. We read pave.gov.pk on that date, and the unit counts of 116,000 two wheelers and 3,170 three wheelers, the Rs 50,000 and Rs 200,000 upfront subsidies, the Rs 250,000 and Rs 1,100,000 maximum loans, the 18 to 65 and 21 to 65 age ranges, the 25 per cent women's quota, the interest free installment description, the nationwide coverage including AJK and Gilgit Baltistan, the e-balloting system and the 1048 helpline are all taken from that page. The application, approval, disbursement and delivery numbers were read by us in a press release on the Finance Division site at finance.gov.pk on the same date, reporting the position as at mid August 2026. The higher subsidy figures of Rs 80,000 and Rs 400,000 appear on other sites and not on the programme's page, and we have not been able to establish what they refer to. The homepage still displays a banner announcing registrations opening on 1 September 2025, so confirm the current round and its dates on the portal or the 1048 helpline before applying. We did not reach the Ministry of Industries and Production for comment.