Lok Sabha Question No. 894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Promotion of Electric Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Shrirang Appa Barne, Ravi Kishan Shukla, (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 894

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  NOVEMBER, 2019

## PROMOTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

894. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  India  has  a  huge  potential  to  become  one  of  the  largest  Electric  Vehicle  (EV) markets and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to introduce a scheme to operate electric buses in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the amount likely to be spent thereon;
- (c)  the  estimated  number of electric vehicles presently operating in the country, State-wise and the funds allocated by the Government for the said initiative;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to convert all the traditional buses to EVs by 2021 and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the EVs are extremely costly and have low sales volume in the country and if so, the details thereof alongwith the steps taken by the Government to tackle it;
- (f)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  service  centres  to  make  Bio-gas,  CNG, ethanol and methanol available for buses and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g)  the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  minimise  import  of  fuel  which  may  also reduce environmental pollution to a great extent?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c) Yes, sir. Presently Department of Heavy Industries is administering FAME India scheme phase II for promotion of adoption of electric vehicles commencing from 01 April, 2019 for a period of 3 years with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 Crore. The scheme encourages use of electric vehicles by way of offering upfront incentive on purchase of electric vehicles and also by establishing the necessary charging infrastructure. The Scheme supports deployment of about 7000 e-buses with budgetary support of about Rs. 3545 Crore. State-wise details on electric vehicles in the country is enclosed at annexure.

(d) No, Sir.

(e)  FAME  India  scheme  phase-II  encourages  use  of  electric  vehicles  by  way  of  offering upfront  incentive  on  purchase  of  electric  vehicles  and  also  by  establishing  the  necessary charging infrastructure.

(f) Setting up of Retail outlets (ROs) to make Biogas, CNG, Ethanol and Methanol available for  buses  is  based  on  the  commercial  activities  carried  out  by  Oil  Marketing  Companies (OMCs) and other entities which are/may be authorized in this regard. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has issued notification on 08.11.2019 which inter-alia states that in addition to conventional fuels, the authorized entities are required to install facilities for marketing at least  one  new  generation  alternate  fuels  like  Compressed  Natural  Gas  (CNG),  Biofuels, Liquefied  Natural  Gas  (LNG),  electric  vehicle  charging  points  etc.  at  the  proposed  retail outlets (ROs) within three years of operationalization of the said outlet subject to the entity complying with various other statutory guidelines of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board, Central Electricity Authority, Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization etc. as applicable. There shall not be any restriction on an authorized entity utilizing the same retail outlet  premises  for  sales  of  other  new  generation  transportation  fuels  by  other  companies subject to it complying with all statutory guidelines as applicable.

(g) Government has taken various steps to increase production of crude oil and natural gas, improvement in refinery process, promote biofuel and renewables, improve energy efficiency and promote demand substitution. The Ministry has also notified mass emission standards  for  Compressed  Natural  Gas,  Biodiesel,  flex-fuel  and  ethanol,  Methanol,  LNG, dual fuel with Compressed Natural Gas or Bio-Compressed Natural Gas or Liquefied Natural Gas engines. The steps taken are expected to reduce the country import dependence on crude oil as well as to reduce environmental pollution.

ANNEXURE  REFEREED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 894 ANSWERED ON 21 ST    NOVEMBER, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI VINAYAK RAUT, SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE, SHRI RAVI KISHAN, DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA, DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S, DR. HEENA GAVIT REGARDING PROMOTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## Electric Vehicles in the Country

| S.No   | State              | Total Electric Vehicle   |
|--------|--------------------|--------------------------|
| 1      | Arunachal Pradesh  | 13                       |
| 2      | Assam              | 19,726                   |
| 3      | Bihar              | 23,256                   |
| 4      | Chhattisgarh       | 6,039                    |
| 5      | Chandigarh         | 700                      |
| 6      | Daman and Diu      | 60                       |
| 7      | Delhi              | 85,133                   |
| 8      | Dadra Nagar Haveli | 15                       |
| 9      | Goa                | 403                      |
| 10     | Gujarat            | 4,290                    |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh   | 171                      |
| 12     | Haryana            | 13,266                   |
| 13     | Jharkhand          | 6,001                    |
| 14     | Jammu and Kashmir  | 221                      |
| 15     | Karnataka          | 33,721                   |
| 16     | Kerala             | 481                      |
| 17     | Maharashtra        | 21,404                   |
| 18     | Meghalaya          | 26                       |
| 19     | Manipur            | 268                      |
| 20     | Mizoram            | 19                       |
| 21     | Nagaland           | 39                       |
| 22     | Odisha             | 4,255                    |
| 23     | Punjab             | 2,973                    |
| 24     | Pondicherry        | 966                      |
| 25     | Rajasthan          | 20,464                   |
| 26     | Sikkim             | 23                       |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu         | 12,824                   |
| 28     | Tripura            | 916                      |
| 29     | Uttarakhand        | 15,747                   |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh      | 160,545                  |
| 31     | West Bengal        | 25,087                   |
|        | Grand Total        | 459,052                  |

Note: 1-  The counts given are for digitized vehicle records as per centralized Vahan 4.

Note:  2  -  Data  for  Andhra  Pradesh,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Telangana,  Lakshadweep  and Andaman & Nicobar Islands has not been provided as they are not in centralized Vahan 4.

Note: 3-  Kerala data is incomplete as legacy data migration process is going on.

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