There's a catch in the EV story
The success of the Shakthi scheme has revealed what experts say is that the right incentive can easily change commuter behaviour about using public transport. As public transport even with all its pre-existing inconveniences was incentivised, ridership levels reached record-breaking levels for the RTCs. It was made possible due to the state government’s investment in buses through the scheme. The government has budgeted Rs 4,000 crore for the Shakthi scheme.