The Punjab E-Bike Scheme Phase 2 2026 has drawn more interest than any government scheme before it. Over 1.3 million young people registered.
Applications have closed. More than 607,000 were completed, and 100,000 students will be chosen by ballot.
Do that sum and you get the number nobody prints. About one applicant in six will receive a bike.
So here is what has been officially confirmed, what has not, and the one thing you should be careful about while you wait.
Your Actual Chances
This is the honest part, and we would rather you heard it from us.
| Stage | Number | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Registered | Over 1.3 million | — |
| Completed an application | Over 607,000 | About 47% of those who registered |
| Will receive a bike | 100,000 | About 16% of applicants |
Figures from the Associated Press of Pakistan. The percentages are our own arithmetic on them.
So roughly five applicants in six will not be selected. Measured from the original registrations, it is closer to one in thirteen.
More than half the people who registered never completed an application. That is a striking gap in itself.
None of this is a criticism of the scheme. Demand is simply far larger than the supply. Knowing that protects you, for a reason we come to below.
What Has Been Officially Confirmed
Phase II was launched on 10 September 2026 by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, according to Radio Pakistan.
At launch the Chief Minister directed that bikes be provided within six weeks of the application process closing.
APP reported on 12 October that applications had closed. Selection is by ballot, for 100,000 bikes.
The payment is Rs3,000 a month in instalments. The Punjab government covers the interest, so the student is not paying any.
Free driving lessons are also to be arranged for successful applicants. That is the full list of what we could confirm from official sources.
About the Distribution Date
A start date of 5 November has been announced publicly and widely reported.
We should be precise about its status. That date does not appear in either official release we checked.
It comes from reporting of the Chief Minister's announcement, which is not the same as a notified schedule.
It does fit the promise, though. Applications closed by mid-October, so six weeks runs to around late November. A 5 November start would be comfortably inside that.
What has not been issued is a district-wise schedule. So nobody can yet tell you which day your district gets bikes, however confidently they say it.
Rs3,000 a Month, But for How Many Months?
This gap matters, and it is worth raising before anyone signs anything.
The instalment is confirmed at Rs3,000. The number of instalments is not published.
That leaves the total cost unknown. Rs3,000 for twelve months is Rs36,000. For thirty-six months it is Rs108,000.
Those are illustrations, not scheme terms. We are not suggesting either is the figure.
But the range shows why the question matters. A threefold difference in total cost is not a detail.
So before you sign, ask three things in writing. How many instalments. Whether any down payment applies. And what happens if you miss one.
Please Read This Before You Pay Anyone
This is the most important section here, and it follows directly from the odds above.
Five applicants in six will be disappointed. That is an enormous audience for anyone offering to fix the result.
So be clear on the basics. A ballot cannot be influenced. Nobody can move your name up a list, and nobody can guarantee you a bike.
No genuine government scheme charges a fee to apply or to be selected. The driving lessons are free too, so nobody may charge you for those.
Never share a code sent to your phone. Never hand your CNIC details to someone who contacted you first.
And check the website address carefully. The official portal sits on a punjab.gov.pk address. Several similar-looking sites use the scheme's name and are not the government.
If a message arrives with a link and a deadline, treat it as fake until you have checked the official portal yourself. Urgency is the oldest trick there is.
What Has Not Been Confirmed
Plenty of detail is circulating that we could not find in any official source.
There is no published district schedule, and no stated balloting date or method.
We also could not confirm the bike colours by gender, the helmets, the safety fittings or the battery type.
Those things may well be part of the scheme. We simply will not state them as fact until a government document does.
One figure conflict is worth knowing too. Some reports give a larger bike total than 100,000. The figure we could verify officially, twice, is 100,000.
If You Are Not Selected
Most applicants will be in this position, so it deserves a section rather than a footnote.
Electric two-wheelers are now sold privately across Pakistan, at a range of prices and quality levels.
We have covered several of them, including Inverex electric bikes and scooters and Ofero electric scooters.
If you do buy privately, ask the same questions a scheme would answer for you. Battery warranty in years. Charging time. Where it gets serviced.
Ask what a replacement battery costs before you buy, not after. On an electric two-wheeler that is the expensive part.
Final Thoughts
This is a genuinely large scheme, and an interest-free bike on Rs3,000 a month is real help for a student. The response proves the need, with more registrations than any government scheme has drawn before.
But go in with clear eyes. About one applicant in six will get a bike. The number of instalments has not been published. And the start date, while announced, is not yet backed by a district-wise notification.
Most of all, nobody can sell you a place in a ballot. Check your status only on the government's own portal, and pay no one a fee. We are based in Multan and happy to help you think through a private purchase if the ballot does not go your way.
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