Lok Sabha Question No. 4470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Multi Modal Transport
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4470

ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2018

## MULTI MODAL TRANSPORT

4470. DR. P.K. BIJU:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that an Expression Of Interest (EOI) inviting proposals from cities and special category States for multi-modal transport was issued by the Government in 2017;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether under the said Expression-of-interest, additional incentive was also proposed to augment charging infrastructure for public transport; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (d) To continue the Government of India's sustained push to electric mobility in India, the Department of Heavy Industry announced the launch of public & shared transportation based on electric power train, through a system of Expression of Interest (EoI) issued on 31 st October 2017.  Under this EoI, a grant of up to Rs. 105 crore per city, for a minimum of 5 cities with million plus population and Special category states, was proposed to be extended by the  Government of India through demand incentives in combinations of electric buses, electric  4-wheeler  passenger  cars  and  electric  3-wheelers.  Funding  for  setting  up  of  the charging  infrastructure  with  a  ceiling  of  Rs.  15  crore  per  city  was  also  proposed  for  the selected  cities.  Department  received  47  proposals  from  44  cities  across  21  states  having requirement  of  3144  E-buses,  2430  E-Four  Wheeler  Taxies  and  21545  E-Three  Wheeler Autos. After evaluation eleven (11) cities were selected for funding as a pilot project -

| SN                                  | City                                | Proposal approved for               | Proposal approved for               | Proposal approved for               |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|                                     |                                     | e-Bus                               | e-4W                                | e-3W                                |
| 1                                   | Delhi                               | 40                                  | -                                   | -                                   |
| 2                                   | Ahmedabad                           | 40                                  | 20                                  | 20                                  |
| 3                                   | Bengaluru                           | 40                                  | 100                                 | 500                                 |
| 4                                   | Jaipur                              | 40                                  | -                                   | -                                   |
| 5                                   | Mumbai                              | 40                                  | -                                   | -                                   |
| 6                                   | Lucknow                             | 40                                  | -                                   | -                                   |
| 7                                   | Hyderabad                           | 40                                  | -                                   | -                                   |
| 8                                   | Indore                              | 40                                  | 50                                  | 200                                 |
| 9                                   | Kolkata                             | 40                                  | 200                                 | -                                   |
| Cities from Special category States | Cities from Special category States | Cities from Special category States | Cities from Special category States | Cities from Special category States |
| 10                                  | Jammu                               | 15                                  |                                     |                                     |
| 11                                  | Guwahati                            | 15                                  |                                     |                                     |
| Total                               | Total                               | 390                                 | 370                                 | 720                                 |

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