Lok Sabha Question No. 404 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Electric Vehicles and Charging Stations
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 404 ANSWERED ON 31 st  MARCH, 2022

## ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND CHARGING STATIONS

*404. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of registered Electric Vehicles (EVs) and the number of EV public charging stations in the country;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that EV owners have expressed concerns over insignificant number of charging stations, especially along the State and National Highways;
- (c)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  issued  instructions  for providing EV public charging stations at all the prominent places in towns, cities and highways; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the present status of EV public charging stations and the action plan proposed for increasing that number by the year 2030?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  404  ANSWERED  ON  31.03.2022 ASKED BY SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI  REGARDING ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND CHARGING STATIONS

- (a)    The number of electric vehicles in the country, as per Vahan 4 data,  as  on  25-03-2022,  is  10,76,420  and  a  total  of  1,742  Public Charging  Stations  (PCS),  as  per  the  Bureau  of  Energy  Efficiency (BEE), are operational in the country, as on 21-03-2022. (b), (c) and (d) 1. Ministry of Power has issued 'Charging Infrastructure for Electric  Vehicles -the  revised  consolidated Guidelines and Standards' on 14.01.2022 to accelerate the E -Mobility transition in the country. 2.  Under  the  Scheme  for  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of Electric  Vehicles  in  India  Phase-II  (FAME  India  Phase  II)  of  the Ministry of Heavy Industries, 2877 public EV charging stations have been sanctioned in 68 cities. 3. Action Plans have been prepared by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)  for  8  cities  with  4  million  plus  population  (Mumbai,  Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Surat, and Pune). Under these  Action  Plans,  scenario  wise  targets  have  been  prepared  for Business  as  Usual  (BAU),  Moderate  and  Aggressive  Scenarios  for installation of chargers in these cities. 4. Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) had invited proposals from any Govt. Organization/Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) (State/Central)/Govt.  DISCOM/  Oil  Public  Sector  Undertaking  and similar other Public/Private entities to build and operate Public EV charging  infrastructure  on  Expressways  and  National  Highways under  FAME  India  Scheme  Phase-II  for  Highways  &  Expressways, wherein PSU Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), in consortium  with  Convergence  Energy  Services  Ltd.  (subsidiary  of EESL),  has  been  awarded  the  work  for  setting  up  of  EV  charging stations along 16 NH/Expressways. In order to facilitate EESL in the above prospect, NHAI has signed an MOU  with  EESL.  As  per  this  MoU,  NHAI  shall  provide  space/land near  toll plazas and its buildings for installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, based on revenue sharing model, subject to an agreeable  amount  to  NHAI  and  EESL.  As  part  of  the  Wayside Amenities (WSAs), National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has

also awarded 39 such facilities for development.

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