Lok Sabha Question No. 2135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Policy for Promoting Usage of EVs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2135

ANSWERED ON 20.12.2022

## POLICY FOR PROMOTING USAGE OF EVs

## 2135. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:

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

- (a) whether the Government is formulating any new or updating policy for boosting usage of Electric Vehicles (EVs) among the masses and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of charging stations already set up in the State of Tamil Nadu and if so, the details in this regard;
- (c) the details of steps/initiatives taken by the Government to ensure the recycling of batteries for EVs;
- (d) whether the Government have signed a new agreement or MoU in order to boost the usage of EVs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  details  and  the  number  of  electric  vehicles  sold  in  the  country  across  all  vehicle categories?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, Sir.  To boost the usage of electric vehicles in the country, following three schemes have been formulated by the Ministry of Heavy Industries:
- i. Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Hybrid  and  Electric  Vehicles  in  India  (FAME India): The Government notified Phase-II of FAME India Scheme initially for a period of five years commencing from 1 st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crore.

Under FAME-India Scheme phase-II, incentives are provided to buyers of electric vehicles in the form of an upfront reduction in the purchase price of electric vehicles.  The incentive is linked to battery capacity i.e. Rs. 10,000/KWh for e-3W and e-4W with a cap 20% of the cost of vehicle.  Further, the incentive/ subsidies for e-2W has been increased to Rs. 15,000/KWh from Rs. 10,000/KWh with an increase in cap from 20% to 40% of the cost of vehicle w.e.f. 11 th June, 2021.

- ii. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automotive Sector: The Government on 15 th Sep 2021 approved the PLI Scheme for Automotive Sector with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 25,938 crores.  Electric vehicles are covered under this PLI scheme.
- iii. PLI Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC): The Government on 12 th  May, 2021 approved PLI Scheme for manufacturing of ACC in the country with a budgetary outlay of  Rs.  18,100  crore.    The  scheme  envisages  to  establish  a  competitive  ACC  battery manufacturing set up in the country for 30 GWh.  Additionally, 5GWh of niche ACC technologies is also covered under the Scheme.
3. (b): Under phase-II of FAME-India Scheme, the Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2,877 electric vehicle charging stations in 68 cities across 25 states/UTs including the State of Tamil Nadu.  Further, 1576 charging stations across 9 Expressways  and 16 Highways under phase-II of FAME India Scheme has also been sanctioned.  The state-wise details of charging stations as sanctioned under phase-II of FAME India Scheme are attached at ANNEXURE.
4. (c): As  per  the  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate Change,  Government  of  India  published  the  Battery  Waste  Management  Rules,  2022  on 24 th August,  2022  for  environmentally  sound  management  of  waste  batteries,  including  EV batteries.

The rules provide Extended Producer Responsibility framework for producers of batteries to recycle/ refurbish the waste batteries as per the prescribed timelines.  Further, the rules mandate the recyclers to recover the minimum percentage of materials from waste batteries.

- (d): No such agreement or MoU has been signed by the Ministry of Heavy Industries in this regard.

(e): As  per  e-vahan4  portal,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways,  total  18  lakhs (approx.) electric vehicles are registered in the country as on 30.11.2022.

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## Phase-II of FAME India Scheme:

- Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2,877 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in 68 cities across 25 States/UTs.

| State                            |   No. of EV chargers sanctioned |
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Maharashtra                      |                             317 |
| Andhra Pradesh                   |                             266 |
| Tamil Nadu                       |                             281 |
| Gujarat                          |                             278 |
| Uttar Pradesh                    |                             207 |
| Rajasthan                        |                             205 |
| Karnataka                        |                             172 |
| Madhya Pradesh                   |                             235 |
| West Bengal                      |                             141 |
| Telangana                        |                             138 |
| Kerala                           |                             211 |
| Delhi                            |                              72 |
| Chandigarh                       |                              70 |
| Haryana                          |                              50 |
| Meghalaya                        |                              40 |
| Bihar                            |                              37 |
| Sikkim                           |                              29 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                   |                              25 |
| Chhattisgarh                     |                              25 |
| Assam                            |                              20 |
| Odisha                           |                              18 |
| Uttarakhand                      |                              10 |
| Puducherry                       |                              10 |
| Andaman and Nicobar (Port Blair) |                              10 |
| Himachal Pradesh                 |                              10 |
| Total                            |                            2877 |

## ANNEXURE

## ➢ MHI has sanctioned 1576 EV Charging Stations across 9 Expressways & 16 Highways. Details are as specified below:

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

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