Lok Sabha Question No. 3700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Battery Rickshaw
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3700

ANSWERED ON 03 RD  JANUARY, 2019

## BATTERY RICKSHAW

## 3700.   DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY: SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to promote battery rickshaw in Jharkhand and Punjab and to provide any subsidy package in this regard;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps being taken/likely to be taken by the Government regarding pollution free vehicles?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a)  to  (c)  Ministry  had  amended  the  Motor  Vehicles  Act,  1988  by  inserting  the  Motor  Vehicles (Amendment)  Act,  2015  dated  19.03.2015  and  had  notified  GSR  709(E)  dated  08.10.2014,  S.O. 2590(E)  dated  08.10.2014,  GSR  27(E)  dated  13.01.2015  and  S.O.  2812(E)  dated  30.08.2016  for amending  the  Central  Motor  Vehicles  Rules,  1989  (CMVRs)  to  include  specifications  regarding manufacture,  operation,  registration,  permit  exemption  and  issue  of  driving  license  to  e-rickshaw drivers under the ambit of CMVRs. Further, for the promotion of electric mobility in the country, the Government  has  launched  Phase-I  of  the  FAME  India  Scheme  [  Faster  Adoption  of  Electric  (& Hybrid) Vehicles in India]  with effect from 1st April 2015, which was initially for a period of 2 years and has subsequently been extended till 31st March 2019. All electric & hybrid vehicles, including public transport, registered under the scheme are being incentivised under the Demand Creation focus area of this scheme. The Phase-1 of FAME Scheme is, at present, available upto 31 st March 2019 and is available for all registered electric vehicles with lithium ion batteries.

- (d) To promote alternative clean fuels and e-vehicles the Government has taken proactive steps to promote  environment  friendly  vehicles  which  are  innovative,  ushering  in  proactive  use  of  natural resources keeping in view the increasing pollution, oil consumption and expenditure in the country. The Government has issued various notifications specifying mass emission standards for Compressed Natural Gas, Biodiesel(B-100), flex-fuel (E 85) or (E100) and ethanol (ED 95), LNG and flex-fuel Methanol M15 or M100, Methanol MD 95 and duel fuel vehicles. The Government has also mandated mass  emission  standard  for  BS-VI  throughout  the  country  with  effect  from  1 st April  2020.  The Government has notified that the registration mark for Battery Operated Vehicles to be on a Green background.  The  Government,  vide  S.O.  5333(E)  dated  18th  October,  2018  has  also  granted exemption to the Battery Operated Transport Vehicles and Transport Vehicles running on Ethanol and Methanol fuels from the requirements of permit.

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