Lok Sabha Question No. 261 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Promotion of Electric Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

be pleased to state:

(a)    whether the Government proposes to introduce a new system to avoid air pollution from motor vehicles and if so, the details thereof; (b)    whether the Government proposes to discontinue the use of diesel vehicles in a phased manner, if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard; (c)    whether the Government proposes to promote the use of electric vehicles to reduce air pollution, if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard along with the incentives given for the purpose; (d)    whether the Government proposes to extend financial assistance to  Kerala  State  Road  Transport  Corporation  for  purchase  of  electric

- vehicles so as to protect the public transport system in Kerala; and
- (e)    if so, the details thereof along with the action taken in this regard?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 261 ANSWERED ON 4 TH  AUGUST, 2022

## PROMOTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

*261.  SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI) (a)  to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 261 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022 ASKED BY SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN REGARDING PROMOTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

- (a)  and  (c)  1.  To  promote  eco-friendly  means  of  transportation  and decarbonize  the  transport sector, Ministry  of  Road  Transport  & Highways has notified  mass emission standards to introduce alternate fuels viz. blends of ethanol with gasoline ( E-10, E-12, E-15, E-20), flexfuel  (E  85)  or  (E  100)  and  Ethanol  blend  for  diesel  vehicles  (ED  95), Biodiesel, Bio-CNG, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Methanol M15 or M100 and Methanol MD 95 , dual fuel, M85 and Di-Methyl Ether (DME or D100), Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle, Hydrogen CNG.
2.  The Ministry of Heavy Industries launched the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing  of  (Hybrid  &)  Electric  Vehicles  in  India  (FAME  India) Scheme in 2015 with an aim to reduce dependency on fossil fuel and to address  issues  of  vehicular  emissions.  At  present,  Phase-II  of  FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 5 years w.e.f.  01st April,  2019  with  a  total  budgetary  support  of  Rs.  10,000  crores.  This phase focuses on supporting electrification of public &  shared transportation.
3.  The  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  has  formulated  the Vehicle  Scrapping  Policy  that  includes  a  system  of  incentives/disincentives  for  creation  of  an  ecosystem  to  phase  out  older,  unfit polluting  vehicles.  In  order  to  enforce  provisions  of  the  policy,  rules have been issued/amended under the framework of the Motor Vehicles Act,  1988  and  Central  Motor  Vehicles  Rules,  1989. The  following notifications have been issued and uploaded on the Ministry's website: -
- (i)  GSR  Notification  653  (E)  dated  23.09.2021  provides  the  Motor Vehicles  (Registration  and  Functions  of  Vehicle  Scrapping  Facility) Rules, 2021 for establishment of Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility

(RVSF). The notification has come  into force with effect from 25 th  September, 2021.

- (ii) GSR Notification 652 (E) dated 23.09.2021 provides for recognition, regulation and control of Automated Testing Stations. The notification has come into force with effect from 25 th  September, 2021.
- (iii)  GSR  Notification  714  (E)  dated  04.10.2021  provides  for  upward revision of registration fee, fitness testing fee and fitness certification fee of vehicles. The notification has come into force with effect from 1 st  April, 2022.

(iv) GSR Notification 720 (E) dated 05.10.2021 provides for concession in the motor vehicle tax for the vehicle registered against submission of  "Certificate  of  deposit".  The  notification  has  come  into  force  with effect from 1 st  April, 2022.

(v)  GSR  notification  272(E)  dated  05.04.2022  provides  for  mandatory fitness of motor vehicles only through an Automated Testing Station, registered in accordance with rule 175 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989, as under -

- (i)     For Heavy Goods Vehicles/Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicles with effect from 01st April 2023 onwards, and
- (ii) For Medium  Goods  Vehicles/Medium Passenger Motor Vehicles  and  Light  Motor  Vehicles  (Transport)  with  effect  from 01st June 2024 onwards.

(vi) GSR Notification 177(E) dated 12.03.2021 provides for Non-Renewal of Certificate of registration of Government Vehicles after the lapse of fifteen years.

(vii) GSR Notification 166(E) dated 28.02.2022 provides for the manner in which validity of fitness certificate and registration mark of the motor vehicle shall be exhibited on the vehicles.

(viii) GSR Notification 192(E) dated 10.03.2022 provides for amendments in Motor Vehicles (Registration and Functions of Vehicle

Scrapping Facility) Rules, 2021 earlier published vide GSR 653(E) dated 23.09.2021.

(ix) GSR notification 221(E) dated 25.03.2022 is published to carry out certain amendments in the rules for 'recognition, regulation and control of  automated  testing  stations'  earlier  published  vide  G.S.R.  652(E) dated 23.09.2021.

- (b)  1.  GSR  Notification  177(E)  dated  12.03.2021  provides  for  NonRenewal of Certificate of registration of Government Vehicles after the lapse of fifteen years.
2. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in WP no 13029/1985 (MC Mehta vs Union of  India)  vide  order  dated  29.10.2018  has  directed  that  all  diesel vehicles more than 10 years old and petrol vehicles more than 15 years old shall not ply in terms of order of NGT dated 07.04.2015.
- (d) and (e) 1. 250 electric buses have been sanctioned to the state of Kerala under FAME India Phase-II. The details are as under: -

| SNO   | State   | District           |   No. of e-buses sanctioned under FAME-II |
|-------|---------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Kerala  | Thiruvananthapuram |                                       100 |
| 2     | Kerala  | Kochi              |                                       100 |
| 3     | Kerala  | Kozikode           |                                        50 |
| Total | Total   | Total              |                                       250 |

2. Letters of Award for these 250 electric buses was not issued within stipulated timeline by the selected City/State Transport undertaking. *****