Lok Sabha Question No. 1939 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: FAME India Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan, Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1939 ANSWERED ON 03.03.2020

## FAME INDIA SCHEME

## 1939. SHRI NIHAL CHAND: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEAVY  INDUSTRIES  AND  PUBLIC ENTERPRISES भारी उद्योग एवं ऱोक उद्यम मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  salient  features  of  the  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Hybrid  and  Electric Vehicles in India(FAME India) scheme;
- (b) whether the Government has given approval to set up electric charging stations in the country under FAME India II and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to setup electric charging station in Rajasthan, if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be setup;
- (d) whether the Government has identified the locations for the purpose and if so, the details thereof, district-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has fixed any target in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has made any provision for the Scheduled Caste people in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a): Government approved Phase-I of FAME India Scheme in March, 2015 for a period of 2 years w.e.f 1 st April, 2015 to promote adoption of Electrical Vehicles with an aim to reduce dependency on fossil fuel and to address issues of vehicular emissions. The Phase-I of the Scheme was extended from time to time and the last extension was allowed till 31 st March, 2019. Based on outcome and experience gained during the Phase-I of FAME India Scheme and  after  having  consultations  with  all  stakeholders  including  Industry  and  Industry Associations, the Government notified Phase-II of FAME India Scheme on 8 th March, 2019, which is for a period of three years commencing from 1 st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crore. This phase will mainly focus on supporting electrification of public & shared transportation, and aims to support through incentive about 7000 e-Buses, 5 lakh  e-3  Wheelers,  55000  e-4  Wheeler  Passenger  Cars  and  10  lakh  e-2  Wheelers.  In addition, creation of charging infrastructure will also be supported under the Scheme.

(b) to (f): Yes, Sir. The FAME-India Scheme Phase-II envisages support for setting up of adequate public charging infrastructure to instill confidence among EV users, through active participation  and  involvement  of  various  stakeholders  including  Government  agencies, industries and Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs). A budget provision of Rs. 1000 Crore for a period of 3 years [2019-20 to 2021-22] has been earmarked for establishment of charging infrastructure  under  this  Phase  of  FAME  Scheme.  Department  of  Heavy  Industry  had invited  the  Expression  of  Interest  (EoI)  from  million-plus  cities,  smart  cities,  State/UT capitals  and  cities  from  special  category  states  for  submission  of  proposal  for  availing incentives under FAME  India Scheme Phase II for deployment of EV  charging infrastructure within Cities. In response to the proposals received under this EoI, Department  of  Heavy  Industry  has  sanctioned  2,636  Electric  Vehicles  (EVs)  Charging Stations  amounting  to  Rs  500  Crore  (Approx.)  in  62  cities  across  24  States/UTs  under FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India) scheme phase II as per details annexed at ANNEXURE-I.

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Annexure-I List of cities and numbers of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations considered for Sanction

| Sr. No.   | Name of State     | Name of City     | State Total   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------|---------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | Vijaywada        | 266           |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | Vishakhapatnam   | 266           |
| 3         | Andhra Pradesh    | Tirupati         | 266           |
| 4         | Andhra Pradesh    | Kakinada         | 266           |
| 5         | Assam             | Jorhat           | 20            |
| 6         | Assam             | Guwahati         | 20            |
| 7         | Bihar             | Patna            | 37            |
| 8         | Chandigarh        | Chandigarh       | 70            |
| 9         | Chattishgarh      | Raipur           | 25            |
| 10        | Delhi             | Delhi            | 72            |
| 11        | Gujarat           | Ahmedabad        | 228           |
| 12        | Gujarat           | Vadodara         | 228           |
| 13        | Gujarat           | Gandhi Nagar     | 228           |
| 14        | Haryana           | Gurugram         | 50            |
| 15        | Haryana           | Karnal           | 50            |
| 16        | Haryana           | Sonipat          | 50            |
| 17        | Himanchal Pradesh | Dharamshala      | 10            |
| 18        | Karnataka         | Bengaluru        |               |
| 19        | Karnataka         | Gulbarga         | 172           |
| 20        | Kerala            | Mangalore        |               |
| 22        | Kerala            | Thrissur         | 131           |
| 23        | Kerala            | Kannur           |               |
| 24 25     | Maharashtra       | Kozhikode Mumbai |               |
| 26        | Maharashtra       | Nashik           | 317           |
| 27        | Maharashtra       | Nagpur           |               |
| 28        | Maharashtra       | Thane            |               |
| 29        | Madhya Pradesh    | Bhopal           | 159           |
| 30        | Madhya Pradesh    | Indore           | 159           |
| 31        |                   | Jabalpur         | 159           |
| 32        | Meghalaya         | Shilling         | 40            |
| 33        | Odisha            | Bhubaneshwar     | 18            |
| 34        | Puducherry        | Pondicherry      | 10            |
| 35        | Rajasthan         | Jaipur           | 205           |
| 36        | Rajasthan         | Jodhpur          | 205           |
| 37        | Rajasthan         | Kota             | 205           |
| 38        | Rajasthan         | Udaipur          | 205           |
| 39        | Rajasthan         | Ajmer            | 205           |
| 40        | Sikkim            | Gangtok          | 29            |
| 41        | Srinagar          | Srinagar         | 25            |
| 42        | Tamil Nadu        | Chennai          | 256           |
| 43        | Tamil Nadu        | Coimbatore       | 256           |
| 44        | Tamil Nadu        | Madurai          | 256           |
| 45        | Tamil Nadu        | Vellore          | 256           |
| 46        | Tamil Nadu        | Salem            | 256           |
| 47        | Tamil Nadu        | Thanjavur        | 256           |
| 48        |                   | Erode            |               |

| 49    | Telangana     | Hyderabad   |   138 |
|-------|---------------|-------------|-------|
| 50    | Telangana     | Warangal    |   138 |
| 51    | Telangana     | Karimnagar  |   138 |
| 52    | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow     |   207 |
| 53    | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi    |   207 |
| 54    | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad   |   207 |
| 55    | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur      |   207 |
| 56    | Uttar Pradesh | Noida       |   207 |
| 57    | Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh     |   207 |
| 58    | Uttar Pradesh | Saharanpur  |   207 |
| 59    | Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly    |   207 |
| 60    | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi      |   207 |
| 61    | Uttarakhand   | Dehradun    |    10 |
| 62    | West Bengal   | Kolkata     |   141 |
| Total | Total         | Total       |  2636 |

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