Lok Sabha Question No. 2201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: National Electric Mobility Mission Plan
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2201 TO BE ANSWERED ON. 31.07.2018

## National Electric Mobility Mission Plan

## 2201. SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress made under the National Electric Mobility Mission plan from the year 2014;
- (b) the number of environment friendly and hybrid vehicles manufactured since the inception of the said Mission;
- (c) whether under the said Mission the Government proposes to pay special attention to those cities where pollution has reached dangerous level; and
- (d) the manner in which the Mission has contributed towards meeting the electricity needs of the country?

## MINISTER  OF  STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF  HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC

## ANSWER ENTERPRISES (SHRI  BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) to (d) : With  a  view  to  provide  impetus  to  domestic  manufacturing of  hybrid  &  electric vehicles (collectively termed as xEVs), the Government of India approved the National Mission on Electric  Mobility  in  2011  and  subsequently  National  Electric  Mobility  Mission  Plan  2020  was unveiled in 2013. This Mission Plan has been designed mainly considering the Fuel Security and Environmental Pollution in the country.

As a part of this Mission Plan,  the Government notified FAME India  Scheme  [  Faster Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India]  initially for a period of 2 years commencing from 1 st April 2015 till 31 st March 2017, which has further been extended till 30 th September 2018. The scheme is one of the green initiatives of the Government, which is aimed at reducing dependency on fossil fuels.

Taking  into  account  high  level  of  environmental  pollution  and  fossil  fuel  usage  in  road transport in high density urban centres, the Phase-1 of the scheme is restricted to the following areas:

- a. Cities under 'Smart Cities' initiatives
- b. Major metro agglomerations - Delhi NCR, Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad.
- c. All State Capitals and other Urban Agglomerations/Cities with 1 Million+ population (as per 2011 census)
- d. Cities of the North Eastern States

However, vide Govt. of India gazette notification S.O. 2696(E) dated 30th September 2015, the scheme  for  Electric  and  Hybrid  2W  and  3W  of  all  types  was  made  applicable  for  their  sale anywhere in India.

Since the scheme, at present, is not applicable for pan-India in totality, the Department captures the  data  of  vehicles  which  are  supported  under  Demand  Creation  focus  area    of  the  scheme, whereby demand incentive is extended for purchase of Electric & Hybrid vehicles in these covered areas. Under the scheme, a total of 2,18,625 xEVs have claimed support through demand incentives, amounting  to  Rs.253 crore (Approx), thereby resulting into an estimated fuel savings of 3,03,16,917 litre and CO2 reduction of 7,58,47,082 Kg. Further, 102 models of xEVs of 26 OEMs are registered for availing incentive under this scheme so far.

There  is  no  mention  about  the  electricity  needs  of  the  country  in  the  scheme.  However, Ministry of Power has informed that the Electric Vehicles and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles need to draw electricity from the grid for charging of their batteries used for powering them. The country has sufficient capacity at present to meet the current requirement.

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