Lok Sabha Question No. 2533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: FAME-II Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2533 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.07.2019

## FAME-II Scheme

## 2533. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM

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

(a) whether the Department has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) seeking proposals for availing benefits under PhaseII of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India (FAME-India) scheme for the deployment of 5,000 electric buses on the operational cost model basis and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government aspires to subsidize the cost of electric buses under the scheme and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the total allocation to be made for the same and the number of years it is likely to cover;

(d) whether there is any road map on as to how these buses will be allocated across various States and cities; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT)

(a)  to  (e): Yes Sir,  Department  of  Heavy  Industry  have  issued  an  Expression  of  Interest (EoI)  on  4 th June  2019  inviting  proposals  from  State/UT  Government  Departments, State/City  Transport  Undertakings,  Municipal  Corporations  or  any  other  similar  Public Entity interested in the deployment of electric buses for public transport in different cities on  an  Operational  Cost  Model,  for  availing  incentives  under  Phase  II  of  FAME  India Scheme. Since electric buses need to be deployed only on Operational cost basis i.e. Rate per kilometer basis, the eligible incentives would be calculated through a uniform bidding mechanism  for  all  the  selected  Cities/STUs  etc.  The  criteria  for  calculation  of  eligible incentive has been explained at Para 9 under heading of 'Bidding Mechanism' of the said EoI.

As  per  FAME  India  Scheme  Phase-II  Notification  S.O.  No.  1300  (E)  dated  8 th March 2019 (available in Department's website (www.dhi.nic.in), about 7000 electric buses are  proposed  to  be  incentivized  by  way  of  extending  demand  incentives  to  the  tune  of approximately Rs. 3545 Crore in a period of 3 years commencing from 1 st April 2019.

The e-buses will be allocated across various States and Cities based on qualifying parameter  i.e.  favorable  policies  for  electrification  of  vehicles,  availability  of  power  at affordable price, availability of space/locations for installation of charging infrastructures, dedicated depot for parking of buses and installation of chargers, concession in registration fees of such vehicles and so on. The qualifying parameter for allocation of e-buses across various States and Cities has been explained at Para 2, 4 and 9 of the EoI, issued by the Department on 4 th June 2019 for deployment of e-buss under FAME India Scheme PhaseII. A copy of the detailed EoI is available in the Department's website [www.dhi.nic.in].