Lok Sabha Question No. 443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Electric Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Krupal Balaji Tumane, Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 443

ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022

## ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## 443. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

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

- (a) the number of electric vehicles currently being used on the roads of India, State-wise particularly in Maharashtra, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Lakshadweep;
- (b) the  number  of  such  vehicles  as  compared  to  the  total  number  of  vehicles  and  the number  of  e-charging  facilities  currently  available  to  drivers  of  electric  cars  across  the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is providing any incentive on the cost of batteries to make evehicles more affordable, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  the  use  of  electric  vehicles  in  the country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  including  Maharashtra,  Dadar  and  Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Lakshadweep?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Sir, as per the e-vahan portal (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways), the detailed  list  of  electric  vehicles  and  total  vehicles  on  roads  of  India,  state/UT-wise  is  at ANNEXURE-I .

The details of number of e-charging stations currently available for electric vehicles including e-cars across the country, State-wise is at ANNEXURE-II.

- (c) & (d): Yes, Sir . Following steps have been taken by the Government to promote the use of electric vehicles in India including Maharashtra, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu and Lakshadweep State/UT :
- 1) 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.    01 st April,  2019  with  a  total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crores.

- 2) The  Government  on  12 th 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.
- 3) Electric  Vehicles  are  covered  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.
- 4) 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%.
- 5) Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) announced that battery-operated vehicles will be given green license plates and be exempted from permit requirements.
- 6) MoRTH issued a notification advising states to waive road tax on EVs, which in turn will help reduce the initial cost of EVs.

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## The number of electric vehicles currently being used on the roads of India, State wise as on

## 14-07-2022

| Sr. No.     | State Name              | Total Electric Vehicle   | Total Non-Electric Vehicle   | Total        |
|-------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------------|
| 1           | Andaman &Nicobar Island | 162                      | 1,46,945                     | 1,47,107     |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh       | 20                       | 2,52,965                     | 2,52,985     |
| 3           | Assam                   | 64,766                   | 46,77,053                    | 47,41,819    |
| 4           | Bihar                   | 83,335                   | 1,04,07,078                  | 1,04,90,413  |
| 5           | Chandigarh              | 2,812                    | 7,46,881                     | 7,49,693     |
| 6           | Chhattisgarh            | 20,966                   | 68,36,200                    | 68,57,166    |
| 7           | Delhi                   | 1,56,393                 | 76,85,600                    | 78,41,993    |
| 8           | Goa                     | 3,870                    | 10,71,570                    | 10,75,440    |
| 9           | Gujarat                 | 45,272                   | 2,06,05,484                  | 2,06,50,756  |
| 10          | Haryana                 | 37,035                   | 1,07,78,270                  | 1,08,15,305  |
| 11 Himachal | Pradesh                 | 1,175                    | 19,64,754                    | 19,65,929    |
| 12          | Jammu and Kashmir       | 2,941                    | 18,69,962                    | 18,72,903    |
| 13          | Jharkhand               | 16,811                   | 64,86,937                    | 65,03,748    |
| 14          | Karnataka               | 1,20,532                 | 2,68,70,303                  | 2,69,90,835  |
| 15          | Kerala                  | 30,775                   | 1,57,74,078                  | 1,58,04,853  |
| 16          | Ladakh                  | 26                       | 38,302                       | 38,328       |
| 17          | Maharashtra             | 1,16,646                 | 3,10,58,990                  | 3,11,75,636  |
| 18          | Manipur                 | 586                      | 4,99,324                     | 4,99,910     |
| 19          | Meghalaya               | 49                       | 4,59,001                     | 4,59,050     |
| 20          | Mizoram                 | 21                       | 3,15,626                     | 3,15,647     |
| 21          | Nagaland                | 58                       | 3,39,129                     | 3,39,187     |
| 22          | Odisha                  | 23,371                   | 98,45,073                    | 98,68,444    |
| 23          | Puducherry              | 2,149                    | 12,13,735                    | 12,15,884    |
| 24          | Punjab                  | 14,804                   | 1,24,63,019                  | 1,24,77,823  |
| 25          | Rajasthan               | 81,338                   | 1,73,27,388                  | 1,74,08,726  |
| 26          | Sikkim                  | 21                       | 97,189                       | 97,210       |
| 27          | Tamil Nadu              | 82,051                   | 2,98,42,376                  | 2,99,24,427  |
| 28          | Tripura                 | 9,262                    | 6,50,026                     | 6,59,288     |
| 29          | UT of DNH and DD        | 183                      | 3,07,671                     | 3,07,854     |
| 30          | Uttarakhand             | 31,008                   | 33,12,041                    | 33,43,049    |
| 31 Uttar    | Pradesh                 | 3,37,180                 | 4,00,92,490                  | 4,04,29,670  |
| 32          | West Bengal             | 48,767                   | 1,41,34,171                  | 1,41,82,938  |
| Grand Total | Grand Total             | 13,34,385                | 27,81,69,631                 | 27,95,04,016 |

## Note:-

1. The details given are for the digitized vehicle records as per centralized Vahan4.
2. The complete data of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Lakshadweep is not available in Vahan4 hence they are not included.
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1. Under Phase-I of FAME India Scheme - Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 520 EV Charging Stations out of which 479 charging stations have been installed as on 01 st July, 2022 as follows:

| State/ UT        |   Charging Stations | Highway              | Charging Stations   |
|------------------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
| Chandigarh       |                  48 | Delhi -Chandigarh    | 24                  |
| Delhi            |                  94 | Mum-Pune             | 17                  |
| Rajasthan        |                  49 | Delhi- Jaipur- Agra  | 31                  |
| Karnataka        |                  65 | Jaipur-Delhi Highway | 9                   |
| Jharkhand        |                  30 |                      |                     |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                  16 |                      |                     |
| Goa              |                  30 |                      |                     |
| Telangana        |                  57 |                      |                     |
| Himachal Pradesh |                   9 |                      |                     |
| Total            |                 398 |                      | 81                  |

## 2. Under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme:

- Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2877 EV Charging Stations in 68 cities across 25 states/UTs. Out of which 50 charging stations have been installed as on 01 st July, 2022.

| State                            |   No. of EV chargers sanctioned |
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Maharashtra                      |                             317 |
| Andhra Pradesh                   |                             266 |
| Tamil Nadu                       |                             281 |
| Gujarat                          |                             278 |
| Uttar Pradesh                    |                             207 |
| Rajasthan                        |                             205 |
| Karnataka                        |                             172 |
| Madhya Pradesh                   |                             235 |
| West Bengal                      |                             141 |
| Telangana                        |                             138 |
| Kerala                           |                             211 |
| Delhi                            |                              72 |
| Chandigarh                       |                              70 |
| Haryana                          |                              50 |
| Meghalaya                        |                              40 |
| Bihar                            |                              37 |
| Sikkim                           |                              29 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                   |                              25 |
| Chhattisgarh                     |                              25 |
| Assam                            |                              20 |
| Odisha                           |                              18 |
| Uttarakhand                      |                              10 |
| Puducherry                       |                              10 |
| Andaman and Nicobar (Port Blair) |                              10 |
| Himachal Pradesh                 |                              10 |
| Total                            |                            2877 |

## ➢ MHI has sanctioned 1576 EV Charging Stations across 9 Expressways & 16 Highways. Details are as specified below:

| Sl. No   | Expressways             | EV Charging Stations Sanctioned   |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Mumbai - Pune           | 10                                |
| 2        | Ahmadabad - Vadodara    | 10                                |
| 3        | Delhi Agra Yamuna       | 20                                |
| 4        | Bengaluru Mysore        | 14                                |
| 5        | Bangaluru-Chennai       | 30                                |
| 6        | Surat-Mumbai            | 30                                |
| 7        | Agra-Lucknow            | 40                                |
| 8        | Eastern Peripheral (A)  | 14                                |
| 9        | Hyderabad ORR           | 16                                |
| Sl. No   | Highways                | EV Charging Stations Sanctioned   |
| 1        | Delhi - Srinagar        | 80                                |
| 2        | Delhi - Kolkata         | 160                               |
| 3        | Agra - Nagpur           | 80                                |
| 4        | Meerut to Gangotri Dham | 44                                |
| 5        | Mumbai - Delhi          | 124                               |
| 6        | Mumbai-Panaji           | 60                                |
| 7        | Mumbai - Nagpur         | 70                                |
| 8        | Mumbai - Bengaluru      | 100                               |
| 9        | Kolkata - Bhubaneswar   | 44                                |
| 10       | Kolkata - Nagpur        | 120                               |
| 11       | Kolkata - Gangtok       | 76                                |
| 12       | Chennai-Bhubaneswar     | 120                               |
| 13       | Chennai - Trivendram    | 74                                |
| 14       | Chennai-Ballary         | 62                                |
| 15       | Chennai - Nagpur        | 114                               |
| 16       | Mangaldai - Wakro       | 64                                |
| 1576     | 1576                    | 1576                              |

## 3.0 State/UT No. of Retail Outlets (Ros) where EV Charging facility is available as on 1.1.2022

| State/UT          |   No of RO's where EV Charging Facility available |
|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                                65 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                                 4 |
| Assam             |                                                19 |
| Bihar             |                                                26 |
| Chandigarh        |                                                 4 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                                                51 |
| Delhi             |                                                66 |
| Goa               |                                                17 |
| Gujarat           |                                                87 |
| Haryana           |                                               114 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                                                13 |
| Jharkhand         |                                                22 |

| J&K            |    3 |
|----------------|------|
| Karnataka      |  100 |
| Kerala         |   39 |
| Leh            |    2 |
| Madhya Pradesh |  167 |
| Maharastra     |   88 |
| Manipur        |    1 |
| Meghalaya      |    3 |
| Nagaland       |    2 |
| Odisha         |   26 |
| Pondicherry    |    2 |
| Punjab         |   41 |
| Rajasthan      |  174 |
| Tamil Nadu     |   76 |
| Telangana      |  112 |
| Tripura        |    3 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |  128 |
| Uttarakhand    |   10 |
| West Bengal    |   71 |
| Grand Total    | 1536 |

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