Lok Sabha Question No. 3214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Funds for Charging Infrastructure
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sunita Duggal, Aparupa  Poddar, Vincent H Pala, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Srinivas Kesineni, T.R.V.S. Ramesh, Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Chinta Anuradha, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Pradyut Bordoloi, Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3214

ANSWERED ON 22.03.2022

## FUNDS FOR CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE

## 3214.  SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  allocated  funds  for  the  development  of  charging  infrastructure  under Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India)-1 and FAME-2 along with the details of unutilised funds and the reasons for the same;
- (b)  whether  all  the  charging  stations  sanctioned  under  FAME  2  are  established  and operational  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  city-wise  along  with  the  number  of  functional charging stations and the average distance between two charging stations;
- (c) whether the Government has any plans to expand the number of charging stations within cities and to more cities which lack charging stations;
- (d) if so, the details thereof including specific target for the same;
- (e)  whether  the  Government has taken any steps for equitable distribution of EV Charging stations among States set up under the FAME scheme;
- (f)  whether  any  charging  stations  for  EVs  under  FAME  are  powered  by  renewable  energy sources and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (g) the steps taken to ensure that charging stations for EVs use renewable energy along with the  timeline  set  and  budgetary  allocation  made  and  the  amount  of  power  used  by  these charging stations annually (average and total)?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

(a) to (e): Sir,  The  Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  had  sanctioned  about  520  Charging Stations/  Infrastructure  for  about  Rs.  43  Crore  under  Phase-I  of  Faster  Adoption  and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme.

Further, a budget provision of Rs. 1000 Crore has been earmarked for a period of 5 years  [2019-20  to  2023-24]  for  establishment  of  charging  infrastructure  under  Phase-II  of FAME India Scheme.

The  Ministry  has  also  sanctioned  2877  charging  stations  in  68  cities  across  25 states/UTs under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme.  Further, MHI has sanctioned 1576 EV Charging  Stations  across  16  Highways  &  9  Expressways  under  this  phase.    The  details  of charging stations sanctioned and installed in the cities under FAME India Scheme Phase-II are attached as ANNEXURE-I . The  details of charging stations as sanctioned in Expressways/  Highways  are  attached  as ANNEXURE-II .    Further,  as  per  the  Ministry  of Power guidelines, there shall be at least one charging station at every 25 kms on both sides of the Highway and also at least one Charging Station for long Range/Heavy Duty EVs at every 100 kms on both sides of the Highway.  For the city at least one charging station will be set up in a grid of 3km x 3km.

- (f) & (g): Sir,  following  Solar  Based  Charging  Infrastructure  for  EVs  were  sanctioned under phase-I of FAME India Scheme:

| Charging Stations details                                                           | Organization   |   Sanctioned |   Installed |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|
| Solar Based Charging Infrastructure for EVs in NCR by REIL, Jaipur                  | REIL, Jaipur   |            3 |           3 |
| Solar Grid Hybrid and Grid powered Charging Station along Delhi-Jaipur-Agra Highway | REIL           |           25 |          25 |
| Solar Based Chargers (20 locations) along Delhi- Chandigarh Highway                 | BHEL           |           20 |          20 |

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ANNEXURE-I Details of Charging Stations sanctioned under FAME India Scheme Phase-II

| Sr. No.   | State             | City              | Total Sanctioned City- wise EV Charging station   | Total Sanctions State-Wise EV Charging station   | EV Charging Stations Installed as on dated: 17-03-2022   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | Vijayawada        | 92                                                | 266                                              |                                                          |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | Vishakhapatnam    | 71                                                | 266                                              |                                                          |
| 3         | Andhra Pradesh    | Tirupati          | 68                                                | 266                                              |                                                          |
| 4         | Andhra Pradesh    | Kakinada          | 35                                                | 266                                              |                                                          |
| 5         | Assam             | Jorhat            | 10                                                | 20                                               |                                                          |
| 6         | Assam             | Guwahati          | 10                                                | 20                                               |                                                          |
| 7         | Bihar             | Patna             | 37                                                | 37                                               |                                                          |
| 8         | Chandigarh        | Chandigarh        | 70                                                | 70                                               |                                                          |
| 9         | Chattisgarh       | Raipur            | 25                                                | 25                                               |                                                          |
| 10        | Delhi             | Delhi             | 72                                                | 72                                               | 5                                                        |
| 11        | Gujarat           | Ahmedabad         | 181                                               |                                                  | 2                                                        |
| 12        | Gujarat           | Vadodara          | 37                                                |                                                  | 2                                                        |
| 13        | Gujarat           | Gandhi Nagar      | 10                                                |                                                  | 2                                                        |
| 14        | Gujarat           | Surat             | 50                                                |                                                  | 2                                                        |
| 15        | Haryana           | Gurugram          | 30                                                | 50                                               |                                                          |
| 16        | Haryana           | Karnal            | 10                                                | 50                                               |                                                          |
| 18        | Himanchal Pradesh | Dharamshala       | 10                                                | 10                                               |                                                          |
| 19        |                   | Bengaluru         | 152                                               | 172                                              |                                                          |
| 20        | Karnataka         |                   |                                                   |                                                  |                                                          |
|           | Karnataka         | Gulbarga          | 10                                                |                                                  |                                                          |
| 21        | Karnataka         | Mangalore         | 10                                                |                                                  |                                                          |
| 22        | Kerala            | Kochi             | 50                                                | 211                                              |                                                          |
| 23        | Kerala            | Thrissur          | 28                                                | 211                                              |                                                          |
| 24        | Kerala            | Kannur            | 27                                                | 211                                              |                                                          |
| 25        | Kerala            | Kollam,           | 25                                                | 211                                              |                                                          |
| 26        | Kerala            | Thrivananthapuram | 27                                                | 211                                              |                                                          |
| 27        | Kerala            | Malappuram        | 28                                                | 211                                              |                                                          |
| 28        | Kerala            | Kozhikode         | 26                                                | 211                                              |                                                          |
| 29        | Maharashtra       | Mumbai            | 229                                               | 317                                              |                                                          |
| 30        | Maharashtra       | Nashik            | 25                                                | 317                                              |                                                          |
| 31        | Maharashtra       | Nagpur            | 38                                                | 317                                              | 4                                                        |
| 32        | Maharashtra       | Thane             | 25                                                | 317                                              |                                                          |
| 33        | Madhya            | Bhopal            | 63                                                | 235                                              |                                                          |

|       | Pradesh          |                 |      |      |    |
|-------|------------------|-----------------|------|------|----|
| 34    | Pradesh          | Indore          |  117 |      |    |
| 35    | Pradesh          | Jabalpur        |   55 |      |    |
| 36    | Meghalaya        | Shillong        |   40 | 40   |    |
| 37    | Odisha           | Bhubaneshwar    |   18 | 18   |    |
| 38    | Puducherry       | Pondicherry     |   10 | 10   |    |
| 39    | Rajasthan        | Jaipur          |   68 | 205  |    |
| 40    | Rajasthan        | Jodhpur         |   37 | 205  |    |
| 41    | Rajasthan        | Kota            |   32 | 205  |    |
| 42    | Rajasthan        | Udaipur         |   37 | 205  |    |
| 43    | Rajasthan        | Ajmer           |   31 | 205  |    |
| 44    | Sikkim           | Gangtok         |   29 | 29   |    |
| 45    | J&K              | Srinagar        |   25 | 25   |    |
| 46    | Tamil Nadu       | Chennai         |  141 | 281  | 7  |
| 47    | Tamil Nadu       | Coimbatore      |   25 | 281  |    |
| 48    | Tamil Nadu       | Madurai         |   50 | 281  |    |
| 49    | Tamil Nadu       | Vellore         |   10 | 281  |    |
| 50    | Tamil Nadu       | Salem           |   10 | 281  |    |
| 51    | Tamil Nadu       | Thanjavur       |   10 | 281  |    |
| 52    | Tamil Nadu       | Tiruchirappalli |   25 | 281  |    |
| 53    | Tamil Nadu       | Erode           |   10 | 281  |    |
| 54    | Telangana        | Hyderabad       |  118 | 138  |    |
| 55    | Telangana        | Warangal        |   10 | 138  |    |
| 56    | Telangana        | Karimnagar      |   10 | 138  |    |
| 57    | Uttar Pradesh    | Lucknow         |   37 | 207  |    |
| 58    | Uttar Pradesh    | Varanasi        |   25 | 207  |    |
| 59    | Uttar Pradesh    | Prayagraj       |   25 | 207  |    |
| 60    | Uttar Pradesh    | Kanpur          |   25 | 207  |    |
| 61    | Uttar Pradesh    | Noida           |   55 | 207  |    |
| 62    | Uttar Pradesh    | Aligarh         |   10 | 207  |    |
| 63    | Uttar Pradesh    | Saharanpur      |   10 | 207  |    |
| 64    | Uttar Pradesh    | Bareilly        |   10 | 207  |    |
| 65    | Uttar Pradesh    | Jhansi          |   10 | 207  |    |
| 66    | Uttarakhand      | Dehradun        |   10 | 10   |    |
| 67    | West Bengal      | Kolkata         |  141 | 141  |    |
| 68    | Andama & Nicobar | Andama          |   10 | 10   |    |
| Total | Total            | Total           | 2877 | 2877 | 18 |

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ANNEXURE-II

The details of charging stations as sanctioned in Expressways/ Highways

| Sl. No   | Expressways             | Entity   | EV Charging Stations Sanctioned   |
|----------|-------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Mumbai - Pune           | EESL     | 10                                |
| 2        | Ahmadabad - Vadodara    | EESL     | 10                                |
| 3        | Delhi Agra Yamuna       | EESL     | 20                                |
| 4        | Bengaluru Mysore        | BEL      | 14                                |
| 5        | Bangaluru-Chennai       | BEL      | 30                                |
| 6        | Surat-Mumbai            | EESL     | 30                                |
| 7        | Agra-Lucknow            | REIL     | 40                                |
| 8        | Eastern Peripheral (A)  | EESL     | 14                                |
| 9        | Hyderabad ORR           | EESL     | 16                                |
| Sl. No   | Highways                | Entity   | EV Charging Stations Sanctioned   |
| 1        | Delhi - Srinagar        | EESL     | 80                                |
| 2        | Delhi - Kolkata         | EESL     | 160                               |
| 3        | Agra - Nagpur           | EESL     | 80                                |
| 4        | Meerut to Gangotri Dham | REIL     | 44                                |
| 5        | Mumbai - Delhi          | BEL      | 124                               |
| 6        | Mumbai-Panaji           | EESL     | 60                                |
| 7        | Mumbai - Nagpur         | EESL     | 70                                |
| 8        | Mumbai - Bengaluru      | BEL      | 100                               |
| 9        | Kolkata - Bhubaneswar   | EESL     | 44                                |
| 10       | Kolkata - Nagpur        | EESL     | 120                               |
| 11       | Kolkata - Gangtok       | REIL     | 76                                |
| 12       | Chennai-Bhubaneswar     | EESL     | 120                               |
| 13       | Chennai - Trivendram    | EESL     | 74                                |
| 14       | Chennai-Ballary         | REIL     | 62                                |
| 15       | Chennai - Nagpur        | EESL     | 114                               |
| 16       | Mangaldai - Wakro       | REIL     | 64                                |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                   | TOTAL    | 1576                              |

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