Lok Sabha Question No. 3204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Promotion of Electric Vehicles
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3204

## ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## PROMOTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

†3204. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  formulates  any  plan  to  promote  the  use  of  electric vehicles in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to increase the number of charging stations across the country;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  framed  any  policy  to  provide  the  facility  of replacement of batteries at the charging stations itself; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : The Government has taken following steps to promote the use of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the country:

- (i) Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) formulated Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in 2015 to promote adoption of EVs.  At present, Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented.
- (ii) The  Government  has  approved  Production  Linked  Incentive  scheme  for manufacturing of Advanced Chemistry Cell batteries.
- (iii) EVs  have  been  covered  under  Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  for Automobiles and Auto Components.
- (iv) The  GST on EVs has been reduced from 12%  to 5%. The GST  on chargers/charging stations has been reduced from 18% to 5%.
- (v) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways exempted battery operated transport vehicles from the requirement of permits.

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- (vi) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways issued an advisory dated 17.07.2019 for  the  States  to  promote  use  of  EVs  and  increase  share  of  zero  emission vehicles in shared mobility as well as public transport.

(c) : To increase the number of the charging stations across the country, the following steps have been taken;

- i. Ministry of Power has issued clarification that the charging of batteries of EVs through charging station does not require any license.
- ii. 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. Revised  consolidated  Guidelines  &  Standards  for  charging  infrastructure  have been issued by the Ministry of Power on 14.01.2022 to accelerate the E-Mobility transition in the country.
- iv. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has been selected as the Central Nodal Agency to take various initiatives  for  promotion  of  Charging  Infrastructure  for Electric Vehicles.
- v. 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  EVs.
- vi. Action plans for 9 major cities have been prepared by the BEE for installation of Public  Charging  Stations  (PCS).  As  per  the  initial  estimates,  a  total  of  46,397 PCS are being targeted in these cities by 2030.
- vii. All  the  Central  Ministries  and  the  State  Governments  have  been  requested  to join  the  Government  of  India's  initiative  on  transformative  mobility  and  to convert their fleet of official  vehicles  from  present  Petrol/Diesel  Vehicles  with EVs.
- viii. In addition to the 520 charging stations sanctioned under FAME-I, the Government has sanctioned installation of 2,877 public EV charging stations in 68 cities and 1576 public EV charging stations on 9 prominent Expressways and 16 Highways in the country.
- ix. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has issued amendments in Model Building By-Laws and Urban and Regional Development Plans, Formulation and Implementation Guidelines regarding Charging Infrastructure for EVs.

(d) & (e) : During the Budget Speech 2022-23, it has been announced that considering the  constraint  of  space  in  urban  areas  for  setting  up  charging  stations  at  scale,  a battery  swapping  policy  will  be  brought  out  and  inter-operability  standards  will  be formulated.    The  private  sector  will  be  encouraged  to  develop  sustainable  and innovative  business  models  for  'Battery  or  Energy  as  a  service'.    This  will  improve efficiency in the EV eco-system.

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