Lok Sabha Question No. 756 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Promotion of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 756 ANSWERED ON 07.02.2023

## PROMOTION OF HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## 756. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA :

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

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

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

- (a): Sir,  in  order  to  promote  adoption  of  hybrid  and  electric  vehicles  in  the  country,  the Government launched the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme since 2015.  Presently, Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 5 years w.e.f.  01st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crores.

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

- i. 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.
- 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.
6. (b): Sir, as per the e-vahan portal (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways), the details of personal vehicles which  are hybrid or electric  and are currently use in the country, State-wise including the State of Gujarat is at ANNEXURE.

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## Details  of  personal  vehicles (State-wise) for  hybrid  or  electric-  currently in  use  in  the country.  The details pertaining to Gujarat state are highlighted in bold.

| Sl.         | State Name        | Fuel Type      | Fuel Type      | Fuel Type      | Grand Total   |
|-------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
| No.         | State Name        | ELECTRIC (BOV) | DIESEL/ HYBRID | PETROL/ HYBRID | Grand Total   |
| 1           | Andaman &Nicobar  | 87             | 0              | 56             | 143           |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh    | 40,370         | 8              | 4,017          | 44,395        |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh | 22             | 70             | 505            | 597           |
| 4           | Assam             | 2,908          | 1,375          | 10,410         | 14,693        |
| 5           | Bihar             | 15,713         | 1,719          | 10,550         | 27,982        |
| 6           | Chandigarh        | 1,772          | 563            | 3,794          | 6,129         |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh      | 25,064         | 781            | 15,231         | 41,076        |
| 8           | Delhi             | 57,013         | 16,697         | 38,552         | 1,12,262      |
| 9           | Goa               | 7,645          | 629            | 3,884          | 12,158        |
| 10          | Gujarat           | 86,116         | 20,355         | 41,109         | 1,47,580      |
| 11          | Haryana           | 20,181         | 7,534          | 25,511         | 53,226        |
| 12          | Himachal Pradesh  | 1,452          | 888            | 3,548          | 5,888         |
| 13          | Jammu and Kashmir | 3,637          | 1,202          | 3,198          | 8,037         |
| 14          | Jharkhand         | 10,311         | 3,626          | 11,823         | 25,760        |
| 15          | Karnataka         | 1,48,494       | 4,626          | 50,472         | 2,03,592      |
| 16          | Kerala            | 53,008         | 9,161          | 34,694         | 96,863        |
| 17          | Ladakh            | 37             | 11             | 119            | 167           |
| 18          | Madhya Pradesh    | 36,162         | 6              | 5,938          | 42,106        |
| 19          | Maharashtra       | 1,93,498       | 33,568         | 69,120         | 2,96,186      |
| 20          | Manipur           | 220            | 156            | 754            | 1,130         |
| 21          | Meghalaya         | 68             | 135            | 566            | 769           |
| 22          | Mizoram           | 56             | 26             | 231            | 313           |
| 23          | Nagaland          | 56             | 63             | 518            | 637           |
| 24          | Odisha            | 37,663         | 1,958          | 15,247         | 54,868        |
| 25          | Puducherry        | 3,028          | 563            | 1,969          | 5,560         |
| 26          | Punjab            | 14,186         | 3,901          | 13,770         | 31,857        |
| 27          | Rajasthan         | 81,977         | 8,636          | 20,296         | 1,10,909      |
| 28          | Sikkim            | 10             | 87             | 101            | 198           |
| 29          | Tamil Nadu        | 1,11,604       | 7,579          | 49,823         | 1,69,006      |
| 30          | Tripura           | 277            | 47             | 460            | 784           |
| 31          | UT of DNH and DD  | 195            | 328            | 894            | 1,417         |
| 32          | Uttar Pradesh     | 42,906         | 14,516         | 47,614         | 1,05,036      |
| 33          | Uttarakhand       | 9,056          | 2,564          | 4,799          | 16,419        |
| 34          | West Bengal       | 12,625         | 4,830          | 17,917         | 35,372        |
| Grand Total | Grand Total       | 10,17,417      | 1,48,208       | 5,07,490       | 16,73,115     |

## Note:

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.

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