Lok Sabha Question No. 4429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Functioning of EV Charging Stations
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha, Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4429 ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023

## FUNCTIONING OF EV CHARGING STATIONS

## 4429.  SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA: SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) the details and the number of functioning EV charging stations, State-wise;
- (b) the number of private and the Government EV charging stations;
- (c) the reasons for the unequal distribution of EV charging stations across States;
- (d) the funds allocated and utilized for the creation of EV charging infrastructure during the last three years;
- (e) whether  the Government  has  taken  any  step to enable a stronger  EV  charging infrastructure; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a): Sir, as per the information available with Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power,  a  total  of  6586  Public  Charging  Stations  (PCS)  are  operational  in  the  country  as  on 23.03.2023.  The details of state-wise public EV charging stations operational in the country is at ANNEXURE.
- (b): As  per  data  available  with  BEE,  a  total  of  3,199  and  3,387  Private  and  Government Public EV Charging Stations (PCS) are operational in the country as on 23.03.2023.
- (c): Sir, the Ministry of Power on 13.04.2018 issued clarification on Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles with reference to the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003. It has been clarified that the charging of batteries of electric vehicles through charging station does not require any license under the provisions of Electricity Act, 2003.

(d) to (e): Sir,  under  phase-II  of  FAME-India  Scheme,  Rs.  1000  Cr.  is  allocated  for  the development  of  charging  infrastructure.    The  Ministry  has  sanctioned  2,877  electric  vehicle charging  stations  in  68  cities  across  25  states/UTs.    Further,  1576  charging  stations  across  9 Expressways and 16 Highways under phase-II of FAME India Scheme has also been sanctioned.

Further, following initiatives have also been taken up by the Government for improving the charging infrastructure required for electric vehicles in the country: -

(i)  Ministry  of  Power  (MoP)  has  released  a  notification  on  charging  infrastructure  standards permitting private charging at residences and offices.

(ii) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) amended the Model Building Byelaws 2016 to establish charging stations and infrastructure in private and commercial buildings.

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## ANNEXURE

State wise operational Public EV Charging Stations (PCS)

| S. No.   | State Name                        | No. of Operational PCS   |
|----------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar                  | 3                        |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                    | 222                      |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 9                        |
| 4        | Assam                             | 48                       |
| 5        | Bihar                             | 83                       |
| 6        | Chandigarh                        | 6                        |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                      | 46                       |
| 8        | Delhi                             | 1,845                    |
| 9        | Goa                               | 44                       |
| 10       | Gujarat                           | 195                      |
| 11       | Haryana                           | 232                      |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh                  | 27                       |
| 13       | Jammu &Kashmir                    | 24                       |
| 14       | Jharkhand                         | 60                       |
| 15       | Karnataka                         | 704                      |
| 16       | Kerala                            | 192                      |
| 17       | Lakshadweep                       | 1                        |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh                    | 174                      |
| 19       | Maharashtra                       | 660                      |
| 20       | Manipur                           | 16                       |
| 21       | Meghalaya                         | 19                       |
| 22       | Nagaland                          | 6                        |
| 23       | Odisha                            | 117                      |
| 24       | Puducherry                        | 4                        |
| 25       | Punjab                            | 126                      |
| 26       | Rajasthan                         | 254                      |
| 27       | Sikkim                            | 1                        |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu                        | 441                      |
| 29       | Telangana                         | 365                      |
| 30       | Tripura                           | 18                       |
| 31       | Dadar &Nagar Haveliand Daman &Diu | 1                        |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh                     | 406                      |
| 33       | Uttarakhand                       | 48                       |
| 34       | West Bengal                       | 189                      |
| Total    | Total                             | 6,586                    |

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