Lok Sabha Question No. 2580 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Electric Vehicle Policy
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2580

ANSWERED ON 02.08.2022

## ELECTRIC VEHICLE POLICY

## 2580.  SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  any  strategies  to  encourage  the  use  of Electric Vehicles (EVs) across the country and if so, the details in this regard;
- (b) the names of the States which have so far approved the Electric Vehicle Policy;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the incentives for the use of EVs are varied from State-to-State in the country and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  take  any  steps  to  set  up  charging infrastructure  for  EVs  in  various  States  particularly  in  Odisha  and  Mumbai,  Pune  in Maharashtra and if so, the details in this regard; and
- (e) the details of charging stations already set up/ to be set up so far in Odisha, Mumbai, Maharashtra and Pune for electric vehicles, location-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Sir, in order to encourage the use of Electric Vehicles (EVs) across the country, the Government  launched  the  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  (Hybrid  &)  Electric Vehicles  in  India  (FAME  India)  Scheme  in  2015  and  presently  Phase-II  of  FAME  India Scheme is being implemented on PAN India basis for a period of 5 years w.e.f.  01st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crores. This phase focusses on supporting electrification of public & shared transportation and aims to support, through subsidies, 7090 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  is  also  supported  to  address  range  anxiety among users of electric vehicles.

Further, following steps have been taken by the Government for adoption of electric vehicles in the country:

- i. The demand incentive for electric two wheelers 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 from 11 th June, 2021, thus enabling cost of Electric two wheelers at par with that of ICE two wheeler vehicles.

- ii. The  Government  on  12th  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 also incentivised 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.

(b): Yes  Sir,  eighteen  states  (Andhra  Pradesh,  Delhi,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Maharashtra, Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana,  Haryana,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Rajasthan, Gujarat,  Assam,  Goa,  Meghalaya,  West  Bengal and  Uttarakhand)  have  approved/  notified/ formulated dedicated EV policies for promotion of electric vehicles.

(c): No Sir, under FAME-India Scheme phase-II, 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.

(d) & (e): Sir, to facilitate the establishment of Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles following actions have been taken by the Government of India:

- I. FAME-India Scheme: Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has launched Phase-II of FAME India Scheme  which  provides  for  INR  1000  Crores  for  installation  of  Charging  Infrastructure  for Electric Vehicles.
- II. Grid  Connectivity  and  Safety  regulations:  Central  Electricity  Authority  (CEA)  has  issued amendments in the regulations regarding Technical Standards pertaining to Grid Connectivity and Safety of supply for Charging Stations.
- III. Guidelines and Standards: Revised consolidated Guidelines and Standards for Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles were issued by Ministry of Power vide MoP Communication No. 12/2/2018-EV (Comp No. 244347) on 14.01.2022.
- IV. Central Nodal Agency: Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has been selected as the Central Nodal Agency (CNA) under the provisions of Guidelines issued on 01.10.2019.
- V. Go Electric Campaign: Ministry of Power along with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of Heavy Industries and NITI Aayog has launched a nationwide 'Go Electric' Campaign on 19.02.2021 to educate the general public on the benefits of e-mobility, inform the potential EV owners about the Government incentives for EV adoption, generate curiosity and transform the same into demand.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries had sanctioned 520 Charging Stations/ Infrastructure under the Phase-I of FAME India Scheme.  Further, this Ministry has also sanctioned 2,877 Electric  Vehicle  Charging  Stations  in  68  cities  across  25  States/UTs  and  1576  charging stations  across  9  Expressways  and  16  Highways  under  Phase  II  of  FAME  India  Scheme. Under FAME India Scheme I & II, a total of 532 charging stations have been installed as on 15 th July,  2022  (479 FAME-I and 53 under FAME-II).  Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas  (MoPNG)  has  informed  that  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  as  on  01.07.2022 established 3448 electric vehicle charging stations at their Retail Outlets (ROs).  The details are given at ANNEXURE .

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Electric  vehicle  charging  stations  operatonalised  by  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs)  at their Retail Outlets (ROs) as on 01.07.2022

| State/UT                           |   No of RO's where EV Charging Facility available |
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar                   |                                                 2 |
| Andhra Pradesh                     |                                               191 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                                 9 |
| Assam                              |                                                61 |
| Bihar                              |                                                87 |
| Chandigarh                         |                                                14 |
| Chhattisgarh                       |                                               115 |
| Delhi                              |                                                75 |
| Goa                                |                                                31 |
| Gujarat                            |                                               219 |
| Haryana                            |                                               199 |
| Himachal Pradesh                   |                                                33 |
| Jharkhand                          |                                                47 |
| J&K UT                             |                                                26 |
| Karnataka                          |                                               250 |
| Kerala                             |                                               102 |
| Lakshadweep                        |                                                 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |                                               242 |
| Maharashtra                        |                                               183 |
| Manipur                            |                                                16 |
| Meghalaya                          |                                                 8 |
| Nagaland                           |                                                 6 |
| Odisha                             |                                               118 |
| Pondicherry                        |                                                 3 |
| Punjab                             |                                               125 |
| Rajasthan                          |                                               281 |
| Tamil Nadu                         |                                               235 |
| Telangana                          |                                               224 |
| Tripura                            |                                                16 |
| and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                                                 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh                      |                                               308 |
| Uttarakhand                        |                                                43 |
| West Bengal                        |                                               177 |
| Grand Total                        |                                              3448 |

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Operational charging stations under FAME-I:

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/ UT          |   Operational Charging stations Under FAME-I |
|-----------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Telangana                  |                                           57 |
| 2.        | Jharkhand                  |                                           30 |
| 3.        | Goa                        |                                           30 |
| 4.        | Karnataka                  |                                           65 |
| 5.        | Himachal Pradesh           |                                            9 |
| 6.        | Uttar Pradesh              |                                           16 |
| 7.        | Rajasthan                  |                                           49 |
| 8.        | Delhi                      |                                           94 |
| 9.        | Chandigarh UT              |                                           48 |
| 10.       | Delhi-Jaipur- Agra Highway |                                           31 |
| 11.       | Mumbai-Pune Expressway     |                                           17 |
| 12.       | Jaipur- Delhi Highway      |                                            9 |
| 13.       | Delhi- Chandigarh Highway  |                                           24 |
| Total     | Total                      |                                          479 |

Operational charging stations under FAME-II:

| sl no   | State/UT       | City        |   Operational Charging stations Under FAME-II |
|---------|----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Delhi          | Delhi       |                                            15 |
| 2       | Maharashtra    | Navi Mumbai |                                             1 |
| 3       | Maharashtra    | Nagpur      |                                             7 |
| 4       | Tamil Nadu     | Chennai     |                                             8 |
| 5       | Kerala         | Thrissur    |                                             8 |
| 6       | Kerala         | Ernakulum   |                                             6 |
| 7       | Kerala         | Kannur      |                                             2 |
| 8       | Gujarat        | Ahmedabad   |                                             2 |
| 9       | Karnataka      | Bangalore   |                                             1 |
| 10      | Madhya Pradesh | Indore      |                                             2 |
| 11      | Rajasthan      | Jaipur      |                                             1 |
| Total   | Total          | Total       |                                            53 |

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