Lok Sabha Question No. 3689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: National e-Mobility Programme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, Supriya Sadanand Sule, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Kuldeep Rai Sharma

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

## DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3689

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2020

## NATIONAL E-MOBILITY PROGRAMME

3689. DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing National e-mobility programme and if so, the details thereof along with the achievements thereunder;
- (b)  whether  Energy  Efficiency  Services  Limited  (EESL)  has  signed  a  Memorandum  of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) to set up a network of  public  charging  infrastructure  for  electric  mobility  at  various  highways  across  the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the terms and conditions of the MoU;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  reduce  anxiety  among  the  public  in  the cities regarding adoption of electric vehicles and if so, the details thereof along with the total number of public charging stations which is being installed; and
- (e) whether both EESL and BHEL have taken steps to explore opportunities in the field of e-Mobility,  fasttrack  adoption  of  EVs  in  the  country  under  the  National  e-Mobility programme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (e):    As  part  of  the  National  Electric  Mobility  Mission  Plan  (NEMMP)  2020, Department  of  Heavy  Industry  formulated  a  Scheme  namely  Faster  Adoption  and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in the year 2015 to  promote  manufacturing  of  electric  and  hybrid  vehicle  technology  and  to  ensure sustainable growth of the same. The Phase-I of this Scheme was initially launched for a period  of  2  years,  commencing  from  1 st April  2015,  which  was  subsequently  extended from time to time and the last extension was allowed up to 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 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  demand incentives 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  be  also supported to address range anxiety among users of electric vehicles.

In  the  First  Phase  of  the  Scheme  about  2.8  lakh  hybrid  and  electric  vehicles  are supported  by  way  of  demand  incentive  amounting  to  about  Rs  359  crore.  Further,  DHI sanctioned 425 electric and hybrid buses to various cities in the country with total cost of about  300  Crores.  The  Department  of  Heavy  Industry  has  also  sanctioned  about  500 Charging Stations/ Infrastructure for Rs. 43 Crore (approx.) under Phase-I of FAME-India Scheme.  Under  Phase-II  of  FAME  India  Scheme,  about  15,800  Electric  Vehicles  have been supported till 12.03.2020 by way of Demand Incentive. Further, 5595 electrical buses have been sanctioned to various State/ City Transport Undertakings under Phase-II of the Scheme.

The  FAME-India  Scheme  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).Under  Phase-I  of  FAME-India  Scheme,  Department  of Heavy Industry sanctioned about 500 Charging Stations/ Infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs).  Out  of  these  500  charging  stations  279  charging  stations  have  been  installed.  In addition, the Department has also sanctioned 2,636 Charging Stations for EVs 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 information received  from  EESL  and  BHEL,  EESL  has  signed  a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) to set up a network of public charging infrastructure for electric mobility at various highways across the country. EESL and BHEL both have taken steps to explore opportunities in the field of E-mobility and development ofthe network of Public Charging Infrastructure for fast-track adoption of EVs in the country.

As per MoU, EESL will make the entire upfront investment on services, along with the operation and maintenance of the public charging infrastructure while BHEL will offer complete EPC solutions from concept to commissioning. The MoU covers collaboration for  identifying,  planning,  development  and  installation  of  charging  stations  at  suitable locations.

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