Lok Sabha Question No. 2206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Projects under FAME Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2206 ANSWERED ON 14.03.2023

## PROJECTS UNDER FAME SCHEME

## 2206.  SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

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

- (a) the details of the projects sanctioned, underway and completed under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) Schemes (all phases) so far along with the description of the project, city-wise;
- (b) the number of buses sanctioned for Karnataka under the scheme along with the number of buses which are functional, city-wise particularly in Bengaluru; and
- (c) the cost of the buses sanctioned for Karnataka and the financial assistance provided by the Government for them particularly in Bengaluru?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## ANSWER (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- (a): Sir,  the  list  of  pilot  project  of  charging  infrastructure  and  project  of  technology development sanctioned under Phase-I of FAME-India Scheme is at ANNEXURE .
- (b) & (c): Sir, the  details  of  e-buses  sanctioned  and  deployed  under  FAME  India  Scheme Phase-II as on 15.02.2023, State wise including the State of Karnataka:

|   Sr. No. | State/ Organisations   | Sanctioned (In Nos)                      |   Delivery (In Nos) |
|-----------|------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Maharashtra            | 830                                      |                 682 |
|         2 | Gujarat                | 700                                      |                 397 |
|         3 | Uttar Pradesh          | 600                                      |                 565 |
|         4 | Delhi                  | 400                                      |                 380 |
|         5 | Karnataka              | 350 (Bangalore: 300 + Hubli Dharwad: 50) |                 150 |
|         6 | Jammu &Kashmir         | 200                                      |                   0 |
|         7 | Goa                    | 150                                      |                  50 |
|         8 | Rajasthan              | 148                                      |                   0 |
|         9 | Andhra Pradesh         | 100                                      |                  20 |
|        10 | Chandigarh             | 80                                       |                  80 |
|        11 | Odisha                 | 50                                       |                  20 |

| 12    | West Bengal         |   50 |   11 |
|-------|---------------------|------|------|
| 13    | Uttarakhand         |   30 |   30 |
| 14    | Bihar               |   25 |   25 |
| 15    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |   25 |   25 |
| Total | Total               | 3738 | 2435 |

Out of 300 e-buses, 150 buses were delivered and an amount of Rs. 33 Crores as first installment  of  grant  as  mobilization  advance  was  released  to  BMTC,  Bangalore  under  FAME India Scheme Phase-II.

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## ANNEXURE

## Projects approved by MHI under FAME India Scheme (Pilot Projects, Charging infrastructure and Technology Development)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Name of the Operating Agency                                                                             |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Public Fast Charging Infrastructure Network for Electric Vehicles at Bangalore                                                                                                                                                     | M/s Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. in collaboration with Lithium Urban Technologies Pvt. Ltd. |
|         2 | Establishment of Testing Infrastructure for Certification of Testing of Electric &Hybrid Vehicles at ARAI Pune                                                                                                                     | Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)                                                          |
|         3 | Proposal for specifications and Finalizing Draft Standards of xEV Charging Stations, ARAI, Pune                                                                                                                                    | Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)                                                          |
|         4 | Proposal for Charging Infrastructure Management System, IIT Madras                                                                                                                                                                 | IIT Madras                                                                                               |
|         5 | Proposal for 25 Hybrid Buses for BandraKurla Complex, MMRDAMumbai                                                                                                                                                                  | Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)                                                 |
|         6 | Proposal for 25 Electric Buses by HP Government                                                                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh Transport Corporation (HRTC)                                                            |
|         7 | Proposal for 50 Nos. Maxi Cabs for local transport by HP Government                                                                                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh City Transport and Bus Stand Management and Development Authority (HPCT&BSM&DA)         |
|         8 | Proposal for putting up of Solar Based Charging Infrastructure for Evs in NCR by REIL, Jaipur                                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited (REIL), Jaipur                                               |
|         9 | Proposal for putting up of Solar Based Charging Infrastructure for Evs in the premises of UdyogBhawan by BHEL                                                                                                                      | Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)                                                                  |
|        10 | Technical Development Project for advanced Gen-IV Lead Acid Battery &Gen-Nickel-Zinc Battery for Evs                                                                                                                               | Non Ferrous Materials Technology Development Centre (NFTDC), Hyderabad                                   |
|        11 | Proposal for 2 Electric Vehicles (5-7 Seater) for Land Port Authority of India at Agartala                                                                                                                                         | Land Port Authority of India (LPAI)                                                                      |
|        12 | Proposal for Centre of Advanced Research in Electrified Transportation (CARET) atAMU                                                                                                                                               | Aligrah Muslim University (AMU)                                                                          |
|        13 | Project for Centre for Battery Engineering                                                                                                                                                                                         | IIT Madras                                                                                               |
|        14 | Proposal received under IMPRINT initiative of MoHRD for Hierarchical Nanostructure Carbon Materials Derived from Candle Soot and Graphine for High Rate & High Performance Electrodes for Automotive Batteries and Supercapacitors | IIT Kanpur                                                                                               |
|        15 | Financial Support for UAY Project concerning Automobile Sector-Development of Light Weight REEV with Renewable Energy Based Fuel Cell Range Extender                                                                               | IIT Madras                                                                                               |
|        16 | Proposal of Setting-up 200 Charging Stations by REIL, Jaipur                                                                                                                                                                       | Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited (REIL), Jaipur                                               |
|        17 | Design & Development of AC-DC Combined Public Charging Stations by ARAI                                                                                                                                                            | Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI)                                                          |
|        18 | Technology Pilot for DC Charging for EV Bus                                                                                                                                                                                        | Principal Investigator Panva Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Nasik, Maharashtra Co- Principal Investigator        |

|    |                                                                                                                                                            | K.K.Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research, Nasik, Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 19 | Development and Prototyping of ICT enabled Smart Charging Network Components                                                                               | Principal Investigator IIT Delhi Co- Principal Investigator Thapar University, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Lithium Urban Technologies Industry Partners Elecsys Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Engie (GDF Suez Energy) , LinkwellTelesystems , Yexcube Technologies |
| 20 | HUB and SPOKE consortium for e-2W and e-3W Electric Drives                                                                                                 | Principal Investigator TVS-Lucas Limited; NFTDC, Hyderabad Institutions IIT Guwahati; IIT Jodhpur; IIT BBSR; VIT Chennai; NITTEE, Surathkal Industry Partners Lucas TVS, Chennai; Ampere Vehicles, Coimbatore;Electrotherm; Lohia Auto Industries            |
| 21 | Switched Reluctance Traction motor and controller for 2W&3W                                                                                                | Principal Investigator Aditya Auto Products &Engg. (I) Pvt. Ltd.; NITK Surathkal Industry Partners Hero Eco; Ampere Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                                       |
| 22 | Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drive for Indian Electric Vehicle applications                                                                                | Principal Investigator IIT Madras Industry Partners Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Ltd., Bengaluru.                                                                                                                                                         |
| 23 | Procurement of 30 Nos of Electric Buses                                                                                                                    | Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 24 | Solar Grid Hybrid and Grid powered Charging Stations (270 Chargers)                                                                                        | Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited (REIL)                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 25 | Proposal for grant-in-aid for test facility infrastructure for EV and Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) performance test/ certification from NATRiP | National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP)                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 26 | Setting-up of Solar Based EV Chargers                                                                                                                      | Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

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