Lok Sabha Question No. 1721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-06
Subject: National Electric Mobility Mission Plan
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1721 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2018

National Electric Mobility Mission Plan

## 1721. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

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

(a)  whether  the  performance  under  FAME  India  Scheme  in  terms  of  number  is  significantly below the number envisaged under the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020; and (b)  if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the number as per the National Electric Mobility Mission 2020?

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF  STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF  HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI  BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) & (b): Under National electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 (NEMMP 2020), there is an ambitious target to achieve 6-7 million sales of hybrid and electric vehicles by the year 2020.

As  part  of  NEMMP  2020,  the  Government  of  India  notified  FAME  India  Scheme  in March  2015  to  promote  electric  &  hybrid  vehicles  (xEVs)  in  the  country.  The  Government decided to introduce the scheme as a pilot scheme for 2 years with an outlay of Rs. 795 crore rather  than  a  6  year  scheme  with  a  support  of  Rs.14,000  crore,  as  envisaged  in  the  NEMMP 2020.  At present, phase-1 of the FAME India Scheme is underway, which was originally for a period of 2 years from 1 st April 2015 to 31 st March 2017 and has now been extended for a further period till 31 st March 2018.

Following amendments were made in the original FAME Scheme for further promotion of electric mobility -

-  Vide  Notification  S.O.  2696(E)  dated  30/09/2015,  the  scheme  for  Electric  and Hybrid 2W and 3W of all types was made applicable for their sale anywhere in India.
-  The  scheme  for  3W  (Category  L5)  was  further  extended  for  Battery  Electric Vehicle (BEV) Variant vide Notification S.O. 4175(E) dated 23/12/2016.

-  Electric  3W  (with  maximum  speed  not  exceeding  25  km/hr)  has  also  been included for availing incentive under the scheme Vide Notification S.O. 2199(E) dated 04/07/2017.
-  L5 category has been included in the Retrofitment category vide Notification S.O. 2198(E) dated 12/07/2017.
-  Fully Electric Bus has also been included for demand incentive under the Scheme Vide Notification S.O. 3012(E) dated 12/09/2017.

In addition to above said amendments, recently the Department had announced the launch of  public  &  shared  mobility  based  on  electric  powertrain,  through  a  system  of  Expression  of Interest (EoI), offering demand incentives in combinations of electric buses, electric 4-wheeler passenger cars and  electric 3-wheelers  to  million  plus  cities  &  special category states. This EoI has received tremendous response, whereby the 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  of  these  proposals,  eleven  (11)  cities  were selected for funding  under  the present    Expression    of    Interest    as  the  pilot  project. Selected cities are required to finalize the tendering process and issue supply order before 28th February 2018.

Based on the experience gained in the phase-1 of FAME Scheme,   it  has  been  observed that non-availability of sufficient charging  infrastructure and  absence  of  lithium battery technology in the country are   the  main  impediments  for  smooth  roll  out,  with  the  expected outcome, of this scheme. Technology in other critical areas such as motors, controllers are also yet  to  be  fully  developed.  This  adds  to  costs  and makes price of the vehicles uncompetitive .

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