Full History of the CM Punjab E-Bike Scheme
The e-bike scheme students are applying for today didn't appear overnight — it grew out of an earlier, smaller programme that was relaunched and dramatically expanded through 2026. Here's how it developed.
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Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif spoke at the launch ceremony of an earlier e-bike programme in Lahore — the initial, smaller-scale version of what would later become this scheme.
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The Punjab government approved a relaunch of the scheme, confirming 100,000 electric motorcycles would be provided to students on subsidised, interest-free installment plans through the Bank of Punjab.
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Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz chaired a review meeting and approved removing the down payment requirement entirely, while expanding the programme's overall target to more than 125,000 e-bikes and directing officials to deliver bikes within six weeks of approval.
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Online applications opened at bikes.punjab.gov.pk for the current phase's 100,000 e-bikes.
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Applications crossed 432,000 within the first two days — already far more than the bikes available in this phase, making a computerised ballot necessary.
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Separately, the Punjab Teachers Foundation launched its own e-bike scheme for government school teachers at ptf.punjab.gov.pk, targeting 5,000 teachers in its first round. (See the teachers' scheme guide.)
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The Chief Minister confirmed this as the closing date for the current phase's student applications.
Dates for the 2024 launch and the June 2026 relaunch are drawn from public reporting and may refer to distinct, evolving versions of the programme rather than one continuous scheme. For the current, active application window, always rely on bikes.punjab.gov.pk.
For what's happening right now, see our latest updates page, or go back to the main scheme guide.