Lok Sabha Question No. 1715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: National Electric Mobility Mission Plan
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1715 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.07.2019

## National Electric Mobility Mission Plan

## 1715. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

(a)  the  extent  to  which  progress  has  been  made  under  the  National  Electric  Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) since the year 2014;

(b) the number of eco-friendly and composite vehicles produced after the launching of this Mission;

(c) whether keeping in view the increasing pollution, the Government is proposing to pay special attention to the cities where pollution level has reached dangerous level under the said scheme; and

(d)  the  manner in which the country is getting benefited through it in terms of energy needs?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 is a National Mission document  providing  the  vision  and  the  roadmap  for  the  faster  adoption  of  electric vehicles and their manufacturing in the country. This plan has been designed to enhance national fuel security, to provide affordable and environmentally friendly transportation and to enable the Indian automotive industry to achieve global manufacturing leadership.

As part of the NEMMP 2020, the Government approved Phase-I of FAME India Scheme in March, 2015 for a period of 2  years w.e.f 01 st April,  2015  with  an  aim  to reduce  dependency  on  fossil  fuel  and  to  address  issues  of  vehicular  emissions.  The Scheme has been extended from time to time and the last extension was allowed up to 31st March, 2019.

In this phase, market creation through demand  incentives was aimed  at incentivizing  all  vehicle  segments  i.e.  2-Wheelers,  3-Wheelers  Auto,  Passenger  4Wheeler vehicles, Light Commercial Vehicles and Buses.

The  demand  incentive  was  available  to  buyers  of  electric  &  hybrid  vehicles (xEV)  in  the  form  of  an  upfront  reduced  purchase  price  to  enable  wider  adoption. Further,  specific  projects  under  Pilot  Projects,  R&D  /  Technology  Development  and Public Charging Infrastructure components were sanctioned by the Project Implementation & Sanctioning Committee (PISC) for extending grant under the different focus areas of the scheme.

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,  Department  of  Heavy  Industry  finalized  with  the  approval  of Cabinet  and  accordingly  notified  the  Phase-II  of  FAME  India  Scheme  on  8th  March 2019, which is for a period of three years commencing from 1st 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 subsidies 7000 e-Buses, 5 lakh e-3 Wheelers, 55000 electric & hybrid (xEV) four Wheeler and 10 lakh  e-2  Wheelers.  However,  privately  owned  registered  e-2W  will  also  be  covered under the scheme as a mass segment.

An  Expression  of  Interest  (EoI)  has  been  issued  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.

(b): Since Automobile is a liberalized sector and 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by automatic route is permitted in this sector, the Department of Heavy Industry is not mandated  to  maintain  the  data  related  to  manufacturing  of  vehicles,  including  EVs. However,  the  Government  of  India  had  supported  about  2.75  lakhs  xEVs  through Incentive  amounting  to  Rs.  343  crores  (approx.)  under  FAME  India  Scheme  since inception of the scheme on 01 st April, 2015. Also, 465 Buses have been supported under the scheme.

(c):  Average  level  of  Particulate  Matter  (pollutant  level)  is  one  of  the  Qualifying Parameters  for  selection  of  cities  for  funding  demand  incentive  for  deployment  of  ebuses through Expression of Interest (EoI), issued by DHI on 4 th June 2019.

(d):  Through support given for purchase of xEVs under the scheme, approximately 48 million litre of fuel have been saved so far.

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