Lok Sabha Question No. 3858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3858

ANSWERED ON 21.12.2021

## HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## 3858. SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

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

- (a) the  details  and  the  percentage  of  personal  vehicles  which  are  hybrid  or  electric  and currently in use, State-wise including the State of Bihar; and
- (b) the steps being taken by the Government to promote adoption of hybrid and electric vehicles among the public?

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

- (a): Sir, as per the e-vahan portal (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways), the detailed list  of  electric  vehicles  and  total  vehicles  on  roads,  state/UT-wise  including  Bihar  is  at ANNEXURE.
- (b): Sir, in order to promote the use of electric vehicles in the country including Bihar, the Government  launched  the  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  (Hybrid  &)  Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme since 2015 on pan India basis.  Presently, 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.  In addition, creation of charging infrastructure is also supported to address range anxiety among users of electric vehicles.

Further, following steps have been taken by the Government for adoption of electric vehicles in the country:

- i. The Government on 12th 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.
- ii. 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.
- iii. 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%.
- iv. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) announced that battery-operated vehicles will be given green license plates and be exempted from permit requirements.
- v. 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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Listed below table provide state wise number of electric vehicles and total number of vehicle count.  The details pertaining to Bihar state are highlighted in bold.

| State Name              | Total Number of active Vehicle as on 08.12.2021   | Total number of active Electric Vehicles as on 08.12.2021   |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Island | 1,43,529                                          | 157                                                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh       | 2,35,189                                          | 20                                                          |
| Assam                   | 44,45,227                                         | 43,707                                                      |
| Bihar                   | 98,16,784                                         | 58,655                                                      |
| Chandigarh              | 7,20,272                                          | 1,791                                                       |
| Chhattisgarh            | 65,75,832                                         | 11,998                                                      |
| Delhi                   | 1,24,96,058                                       | 1,26,111                                                    |
| Goa                     | 10,36,568                                         | 1,315                                                       |
| Gujarat                 | 1,97,80,771                                       | 13,270                                                      |
| Haryana                 | 1,04,37,108                                       | 24,379                                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh        | 18,97,442                                         | 623                                                         |
| Jammu and Kashmir       | 17,66,726                                         | 1,334                                                       |
| Jharkhand               | 62,19,796                                         | 11,060                                                      |
| Karnataka               | 2,61,96,853                                       | 72,018                                                      |
| Kerala                  | 1,53,48,141                                       | 12,109                                                      |
| Ladakh                  | 34,665                                            | 6                                                           |
| Maharashtra             | 2,97,77,450                                       | 53,159                                                      |
| Manipur                 | 4,61,063                                          | 519                                                         |
| Meghalaya               | 4,37,069                                          | 31                                                          |
| Mizoram                 | 2,99,550                                          | 18                                                          |
| Nagaland                | 3,23,087                                          | 53                                                          |
| Odisha                  | 95,07,366                                         | 10,001                                                      |
| Puducherry              | 11,86,091                                         | 1,393                                                       |
| Punjab                  | 1,21,28,139                                       | 8,190                                                       |
| Rajasthan               | 1,67,11,095                                       | 47,480                                                      |
| Sikkim                  | 90,685                                            | 22                                                          |
| Tamil Nadu              | 2,89,53,331                                       | 45,368                                                      |
| Tripura                 | 6,29,174                                          | 7,146                                                       |
| UT of DNH and DD        | 2,97,137                                          | 123                                                         |
| Uttarakhand             | 32,27,453                                         | 23,524                                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh           | 3,86,28,929                                       | 2,58,105                                                    |
| West Bengal             | 1,36,00,830                                       | 43,432                                                      |
| Grand Total             | 27,34,09,410                                      | 8,77,117                                                    |

Note:- The details given are for digitized vehicle records as per centralized Vahan 4 and  data for Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Lakshadweep  are not been provided as they are not in centralized Vahan 4.

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