Lok Sabha Question No. 2113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Promotion of Electric Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, P.P. Chaudhary, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Pratap Chandra Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2113 ANSWERED ON 14.03.2023

## PROMOTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## 2113.   SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  set  target  regarding  promotion  of  Electric  Vehicles (EVs) under Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME II) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has been able to achieve the above targets, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the subsidies provided to manufacturers for the production of electric 2wheelers, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Odisha;
- (d) whether the Government has any plans to increase the promotion of EV usage in the rural areas, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government can provide the data for the charging stations that have been set up during 2019-2023; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  Rajasthan  and  Odisha and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) & (b): The  Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  formulated  a  Scheme  namely  Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II (FAME India Phase II) for a period of five years commencing from 1 st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000  crore.    This  phase  mainly  focuses  on  supporting  electrification  of  public  &  shared transportation,  and  aims  to  support  through  demand  incentive  7090  eBuses,  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 under the Scheme.

The details of targeted vehicles to be supported vs actual vehicle sales under FAME India Scheme Phase-II, category-wise as on 15.02.2023 are as under:

| Category   | Vehicles to be supported (in No's)   | Actual Vehicles supported (in No's)   |
|------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| e-2W       | 10,00,000                            | 7,92,529                              |
| e-3W       | 5,00,000                             | 81,172                                |
| e-4W       | 55,000                               | 6,831                                 |
| e-Buses    | 7,090                                | 2,435                                 |
| TOTAL      | 15,62,090                            | 8,82,967                              |

The  Ministry  has  sanctioned  2,877  electric  vehicle  charging  stations  in  68  cities across  25  states/UTs.    Further,  1576  charging  stations  across  9  Expressways  and  16 Highways under phase-II of FAME India Scheme has also been sanctioned.

- (c): Sir, the Ministry of Heavy Industries has given incentives to buyers and manufacturers of electric vehicles through following three schemes:
- i. Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Hybrid  and  Electric  Vehicles  in  India  (FAME India): The Government notified Phase-II of FAME India Scheme initially for a period of five years commencing from 1 st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crore.  Under FAME-India Scheme phase-II, incentives are provided to buyers of electric vehicles in the form of an upfront reduction in the purchase price of electric vehicles.  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.

Further,  as  per  the  information  available  in  the  VAHAN-4  centralized  database  of  RC (Registration  Certificate),  the  number  of  electrical  vehicles  as  on  09.03.2023  and  the proportion to total vehicles, State- wise are attached at ANNEXURE-I .

- ii. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automotive Sector: The Government on 15 th Sep., 2021 approved the PLI Scheme for Automotive Sector with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 25,938 crores to support domestic manufacturing of vehicles.  Electric vehicles are covered under this PLI scheme.
- iii. PLI Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC): The Government on 12 th  May, 2021 approved PLI Scheme for manufacturing of ACC in the country with a budgetary outlay of  Rs.  18,100  crore.  The  scheme  envisages  to  establish  a  competitive  ACC  battery manufacturing  set  up  in  the  country  for  30  GWh.    Additionally,  5GWh  of  niche  ACC technologies is also covered under the Scheme.

(d): Sir,  the  FAME-India  Scheme  phase-II  is  being  implemented  on  pan  India  basis including rural areas of the country.

(e) & (f): Yes  Sir,  as  per  the  inputs  received  from  Ministry  of  Power,  the  details  of State-wise  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  Rajasthan  and  Odisha  Public  EV  charging  Stations  is given at ANNEXURE-II.

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Detail of State Wise Electric and Total Vehicle count as on 09-03-2022

| Sr. No.     | State Name              | Electric Vehicle Count Category Wise   | Electric Vehicle Count Category Wise   | Electric Vehicle Count Category Wise   | Total Electric Vehicle Count   | Total Vehicle Count   | proportion   |
|-------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|
| Sr. No.     | State Name              | 2 Wheelers                             | 3Wheeler                               | 4 Wheelers &above                      | Total Electric Vehicle Count   | Total Vehicle Count   | proportion   |
| 1           | Andaman& Nicobar Island | 18                                     | 30                                     | 134                                    | 182                            | 1,58,364              | 0.001149251  |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh          | 46,486                                 | 1,252                                  | 3,866                                  | 51,604                         | 1,59,67,937           | 0.003231726  |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh       | 15                                     | 0                                      | 9                                      | 24                             | 2,90,893              | 8.25046E-05  |
| 4           | Assam                   | 2,911                                  | 91,994                                 | 292                                    | 95,197                         | 51,82,509             | 0.018368902  |
| 5           | Bihar                   | 16,698                                 | 1,12,101                               | 379                                    | 1,29,178                       | 1,12,44,838           | 0.01148776   |
| 6           | Chandigarh              | 1,599                                  | 3,304                                  | 646                                    | 5,549                          | 8,25,228              | 0.006724202  |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh            | 26,358                                 | 12,176                                 | 2,139                                  | 40,673                         | 72,70,496             | 0.005594254  |
| 8           | Delhi                   | 54,530                                 | 1,37,663                               | 11,395                                 | 2,03,588                       | 1,40,15,426           | 0.014525994  |
| 9           | Goa                     | 7,543                                  | 75                                     | 1,118                                  | 8,736                          | 11,87,482             | 0.007356743  |
| 10          | Gujarat                 | 90,556                                 | 3,544                                  | 5,494                                  | 99,594                         | 2,22,59,121           | 0.004474301  |
| 11          | Haryana                 | 20,382                                 | 34,340                                 | 1,609                                  | 56,331                         | 1,18,58,642           | 0.004750207  |
| 12          | Himachal Pradesh        | 1,449                                  | 188                                    | 243                                    | 1,880                          | 21,30,094             | 0.00088259   |
| 13          | Jammu and Kashmir       | 3,773                                  | 3,213                                  | 130                                    | 7,116                          | 19,89,038             | 0.003577609  |
| 14          | Jharkhand               | 10,895                                 | 17,129                                 | 439                                    | 28,463                         | 68,69,909             | 0.004143141  |
| 15          | Karnataka               | 1,62,362                               | 8,263                                  | 13,243                                 | 1,83,868                       | 2,93,96,333           | 0.006254794  |
| 16          | Kerala                  | 54,038                                 | 4,826                                  | 7,312                                  | 66,176                         | 1,65,81,524           | 0.003990948  |
| 17          | Ladakh                  | 27                                     | 0                                      | 20                                     | 47                             | 41,414                | 0.001134882  |
| 18          | Madhya Pradesh          | 38,367                                 | 1,895                                  | 3,104                                  | 43,366                         | 1,83,16,065           | 0.002367648  |
| 19          | Maharashtra             | 1,92,296                               | 13,941                                 | 20,838                                 | 2,27,075                       | 3,36,75,562           | 0.00674302   |
| 20          | Manipur                 | 227                                    | 815                                    | 14                                     | 1,056                          | 5,43,906              | 0.001941512  |
| 21          | Meghalaya               | 45                                     | 14                                     | 24                                     | 83                             | 5,01,311              | 0.000165566  |
| 22          | Mizoram                 | 67                                     | 1                                      | 8                                      | 76                             | 3,44,543              | 0.000220582  |
| 23          | Nagaland                | 50                                     | 0                                      | 10                                     | 60                             | 4,06,400              | 0.000147638  |
| 24          | Odisha                  | 40,495                                 | 4,508                                  | 747                                    | 45,750                         | 1,04,29,152           | 0.004386742  |
| 25          | Puducherry              | 3,178                                  | 69                                     | 149                                    | 3,396                          | 13,12,495             | 0.002587438  |
| 26          | Punjab                  | 14,867                                 | 10,598                                 | 259                                    | 25,724                         | 1,29,62,940           | 0.001984426  |
| 27          | Rajasthan               | 85,575                                 | 55,167                                 | 2,749                                  | 1,43,491                       | 1,84,49,577           | 0.007777468  |
| 28          | Sikkim                  | 1                                      | 0                                      | 20                                     | 21                             | 1,05,250              | 0.000199525  |
| 29          | Tamil Nadu              | 1,16,061                               | 7,372                                  | 6,799                                  | 1,30,232                       | 3,10,89,231           | 0.004188975  |
| 30          | Tripura                 | 286                                    | 11,933                                 | 20                                     | 12,239                         | 7,00,601              | 0.017469287  |
| 31          | UT of DNH and DD        | 179                                    | 57                                     | 67                                     | 303                            | 3,66,993              | 0.000825629  |
| 32          | Uttar Pradesh           | 45,130                                 | 4,18,794                               | 1,508                                  | 4,65,432                       | 4,30,19,281           | 0.010819149  |
| 33          | Uttarakhand             | 9,266                                  | 32,424                                 | 623                                    | 42,313                         | 35,96,994             | 0.011763434  |
| 34          | West Bengal             | 12,232                                 | 43,253                                 | 2,065                                  | 57,550                         | 1,48,99,674           | 0.003862501  |
| Grand Total | Grand Total             | 10,57,962                              | 10,30,939                              | 87,472                                 | 21,76,373                      | 33,79,89,223          | 0.006439179  |

## Disclaimer:

1. Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are in the process of migrating to Vahan and the data shown above is only partial, as available in Vahan DB.
2. Further, Telangana and Lakshadweep data are not available in Online Vahan DB and hence not provided.

ANNEXURE-II

State wise operational Public EV Charging Stations (PCS)

| S. No.   | State Name                        |   No. of Operational PCS |
|----------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar                  |                        3 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                    |                      222 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                 |                        9 |
| 4        | Assam                             |                       48 |
| 5        | Bihar                             |                       83 |
| 6        | Chandigarh                        |                        6 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                      |                       46 |
| 8        | Delhi                             |                     1845 |
| 9        | Goa                               |                       44 |
| 10       | Gujarat                           |                      195 |
| 11       | Haryana                           |                      232 |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh                  |                       27 |
| 13       | Jammu &Kashmir                    |                       24 |
| 14       | Jharkhand                         |                       60 |
| 15       | Karnataka                         |                      704 |
| 16       | Kerala                            |                      192 |
| 17       | Lakshadweep                       |                        1 |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh                    |                      174 |
| 19       | Maharashtra                       |                      660 |
| 20       | Manipur                           |                       16 |
| 21       | Meghalaya                         |                       19 |
| 22       | Nagaland                          |                        6 |
| 23       | Odisha                            |                      117 |
| 24       | Puducherry                        |                        4 |
| 25       | Punjab                            |                      126 |
| 26       | Rajasthan                         |                      254 |
| 27       | Sikkim                            |                        1 |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu                        |                      441 |
| 29       | Telangana                         |                      365 |
| 30       | Tripura                           |                       18 |
| 31       | Dadar &Nagar Haveliand Daman &Diu |                        1 |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh                     |                      406 |
| 33       | Uttarakhand                       |                       48 |
| 34       | West Bengal                       |                      189 |
| Total    | Total                             |                     6586 |

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