Lok Sabha Question No. 333 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Charging Stations for EVs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Adoor Prakash

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 333

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2020

## CHARGING STATIONS FOR EVS

*333. SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up charging stations for electric vehicles in the country  under  the  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Hybrid  and  Electric  Vehicles  in India (FAME-India) Scheme, Phase-II;
- (b) whether the Government has started setting up of charging stations for electric vehicles in the country;
- (c) if so, the funds allocated for this purpose and the expenditure incurred so far;
- (d)  whether  electric  charging  stations  are  being  set  up  in  cities  in  Maharashtra  and  other States; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e):

A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok-Sabha Starred Question No. 333 for  17.03.2020  asked  by  Shri  Girish  Bhalchandra  Bapat  and  Adv.  Adoor  Prakash regarding 'Charging Stations for EVs'

(a)  to  (e): 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 including Maharashtra 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       | 266           |
|         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 |                   | Mangalore      |               |
|        21 | Kerala            | Kochi          | 131           |
|        22 | Kerala            | Thrissur       | 131           |
|        23 | Kerala            | Kannur         | 131           |
|        24 | Kerala            | Kozhikode      | 131           |
|        25 | Maharashtra       | Mumbai         |               |
|        26 | Maharashtra       | Nashik         | 317           |
|        27 | Maharashtra       | Nagpur         |               |
|        28 | Maharashtra       | Thane          |               |
|        29 | Madhya Pradesh    | Bhopal         | 159           |
|        30 | Madhya Pradesh    | Indore         | 159           |
|        31 | Madhya Pradesh    | Jabalpur       | 159           |
|        32 | Meghalaya         | Shillong       | 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        |               |
|        43 |                   | Coimbatore     |               |
|        44 |                   | Madurai        |               |
|        45 |                   | Vellore        | 256           |
|        46 |                   | Salem          |               |
|        47 |                   | Thanjavur      |               |
|        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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