Lok Sabha Question No. 3219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Electric Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3219

ANSWERED ON 22.03.2022

## ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## 3219.  SHRI L.S. TEJASVI  SURYA:

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

- (a) the  details  and  the  number  of  Electric  Vehicles  (EVs)  currently  in  operation  in  the country, particularly in Karnataka and the break up of the same with respect to two, three and four-wheelers;
- (b) the proportion of EVs with respect to the total vehicles being used in Karnataka;
- (c) the  number  of  battery  swapping  and  charging  facilities  available  to  EV  users  in Karnataka, district-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has offered tax incentives and subsidies to encourage the use of EVs and make it affordable for the consumer and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government plans to set up Lithiumion battery recycling centres in the country to tackle the shortage of raw materials and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Sir, as per the e-vahan portal (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways), the details  of  electric  vehicles  currently  in  operation  in  country  including  Karnataka  is  at ANNEXURE-I .  Further, the proportion of EVs with respect to the total vehicles being used in Karnataka is 0.34 percentage.

(c): Sir,  under  FAME  India  Scheme  Phase-II,  total  172  charging  stations  have  been sanctioned in the State of Karnataka.  Out of these 172 charging stations 152 charging stations have been sanctioned in the city of Bengaluru, 10 charging stations each in city of Gulbarga and Mangalore.  Under phase-I of the scheme, total 60 charging stations have been installed in the city of Bengaluru.

Further, as informed by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas as on 01.01.2022, total 100 charging stations and 5 battery swapping facilities are available at the retail outlet in the state of Karnataka.

(d): Following steps have been taken by the Government for adoption of electric vehicles in the country:

- i. The  Ministry of Heavy  Industries formulated  a  Scheme  Faster  Adoption  and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric  Vehicles  in  India  (FAME  India)  Scheme  in  2015  to promote adoption of electric/ hybrid vehicles (xEVs) in the country.  At present, Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 01 st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crores.
- ii. The  Government  on  12 th May,  2021  approved  a  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI) scheme for manufacturing of Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) in the country in order to bring down prices of battery in the country.  Drop in battery price will result in cost reduction of electric vehicles.
- iii. Electric  Vehicles  are  covered  under  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  scheme  for Automobile  and  Auto  Components,  which  was  approved  on  15 th September,  2021  with  a budgetary outlay of Rs. 25,938 crore for a period of five years.
- iv. GST  on  electric  vehicles  has  been  reduced  from  12%  to  5%;  GST  on  chargers/ charging stations for electric vehicles has been reduced from 18% to 5%.
- v. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) announced that battery-operated vehicles will be given green license plates and be exempted from permit requirements.
- vi. MoRTH issued a notification advising states to waive road tax on EVs, which in turn will help reduce the initial cost of EVs.

(e): S ir,  no  such  proposal  for  setting  up  recycling  centres  for  Lithium-  ion  batteries  is under consideration in the Ministry of Heavy Industries.  Further, the Government of India on June 9 th , 2021 notified the 'National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage' for achieving manufacturing capacity of 50 Giga Watt hour (GWh) of ACC and 5 GWh of "Niche" ACC with an outlay of Rs. 18,100 crore.

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ANNEXURE-I The details of electric vehicles currently in operation in country including Karnataka

|                         | Total Vehicle Count   | Electric Vehicle Count   | Electric Vehicle Count   | Electric Vehicle Count   | Electric Vehicle Count   | Electric Vehicle Count   | Electric Vehicle Count   |
|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| State Name              | Total Vehicle Count   | Two Wheeler              | Three Wheeler            | Four Wheeler             | Goods Vehicles           | OTHER                    | Grand Total              |
| Andaman& Nicobar Island | 145,161               | 1                        | 30                       | 81                       |                          | 47                       | 159                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh       | 242,266               | 14                       |                          | 5                        |                          | 1                        | 20                       |
| Assam                   | 4,578,235             | 916                      | 50,765                   | 164                      | 7                        | 17                       | 51,869                   |
| Bihar                   | 10,067,557            | 6,076                    | 62,929                   | 127                      | 11                       | 34                       | 69,177                   |
| Chandigarh              | 731,562               | 338                      | 1,482                    | 196                      |                          | 41                       | 2,057                    |
| Chhattisgarh            | 6,700,786             | 7,578                    | 5,720                    | 137                      | 1,077                    | 472                      | 14,984                   |
| Delhi                   | 12,514,373            | 19,084                   | 115,753                  | 3,326                    | 50                       | 1,711                    | 139,924                  |
| Goa                     | 1,053,309             | 1,670                    | 29                       | 369                      | 13                       | 41                       | 2,122                    |
| Gujarat                 | 20,154,672            | 18,130                   | 1,968                    | 1,534                    | 26                       | 705                      | 22,363                   |
| Haryana                 | 10,600,301            | 8,969                    | 19,519                   | 207                      | 120                      | 110                      | 28,925                   |
| Himachal Pradesh        | 1,926,751             | 460                      | 168                      | 41                       | 5                        | 131                      | 805                      |
| Jammu and Kashmir       | 1,804,894             | 1,609                    | 117                      | 17                       | 6                        | 51                       | 1,800                    |
| Jharkhand               | 6,329,535             | 3,559                    | 9,451                    | 131                      | 20                       | 59                       | 13,220                   |
| Karnataka               | 26,516,682            | 65,171                   | 16,489                   | 6,668                    | 136                      | 1,405                    | 89,869                   |
| Kerala                  | 15,553,695            | 13,163                   | 2,274                    | 2,936                    | 37                       | 37                       | 18,447                   |
| Ladakh                  | 35,278                | 12                       |                          |                          |                          | 0                        | 12                       |
| Maharashtra             | 30,414,113            | 61,848                   | 6,667                    | 6,945                    | 30                       | 1,559                    | 77,049                   |
| Manipur                 | 479,856               | 90                       | 453                      | 2                        | 1                        | 1                        | 547                      |
| Meghalaya               | 445,991               | 16                       | 10                       | 9                        | 2                        | 0                        | 37                       |
| Mizoram                 | 306,662               | 9                        | 1                        | 2                        | 2                        | 4                        | 18                       |
| Nagaland                | 329,886               | 44                       |                          | 4                        | 3                        | 3                        | 54                       |
| Odisha                  | 9,667,066             | 12,807                   | 1,948                    | 152                      | 16                       | 44                       | 14,967                   |
| Puducherry              | 1,199,730             | 1,628                    | 36                       | 73                       | 8                        | 21                       | 1,766                    |
| Punjab                  | 12,281,051            | 7,044                    | 3,440                    | 124                      | 34                       | 24                       | 10,666                   |
| Rajasthan               | 16,994,999            | 27,613                   | 31,525                   | 962                      | 25                       | 27                       | 60,152                   |
| Sikkim                  | 93,440                | 1                        |                          | 11                       | 1                        | 9                        | 22                       |
| Tamil Nadu              | 29,382,741            | 52,359                   | 4,757                    | 2,427                    | 1,294                    | 226                      | 61,063                   |
| Tripura                 | 642,823               | 70                       | 7,961                    | 11                       | 1                        | 1                        | 8,044                    |
| UT of DNH and DD        | 302,421               | 76                       | 38                       | 15                       |                          | 16                       | 145                      |
| Uttar Pradesh           | 39,347,563            | 20,361                   | 268,384                  | 379                      | 59                       | 391                      | 289,574                  |
| Uttarakhand             | 3,279,417             | 3,015                    | 22,728                   | 192                      | 1                        | 31                       | 25,967                   |
| West Bengal             | 13,853,707            | 3,193                    | 41,335                   | 683                      | 28                       | 139                      | 45,378                   |
| Grand Total             | 277,976,523           | 336,924                  | 675,977                  | 27,930                   | 3,013                    | 7,358                    | 1,051,202                |

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