Lok Sabha Question No. 2540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Electric Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor, Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2540

ANSWERED ON 14.12.2021

## ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## 2540.  DR. SHASHI THAROOR: SHRI RAHUL KASWAN :

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

(a) the details and the number of electric vehicles currently being used on India's roads, Statewise, particularly in Rajasthan;

(b) the proportion of total vehicles that this number amounts to, State-wise;

(c) the  number  of  e-charging  facilities  that  are  currently  available  to  drivers  of  electric  cars across the country, State-wise;

(d) whether  any  incentive  on  prices  of  batteries  has  been  offered  in  order  to  make  electric vehicles more affordable, for both the manufacturer and the customer;

(e) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor; and

(f) whether the Government proposes to promote the use of electric vehicles in the country, if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Rajasthan?

## 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, state/UT-wise including Rajasthan is at ANNEXURE-I.

(c): Sir, under Phase - I of FAME India Scheme, 520 charging station were sanctioned.  Out of this 520 stations, 452 charging stations have been installed as per ANNEXURE-II.

(d) & (e): Sir,  under  Phase-II  of  FAME-India  Scheme,  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, the Government on 12 th May, 2021 approved a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for manufacturing of Advance Chemistry Cell (ACC) in the country.  The total outlay of the scheme is Rs. 18,100 Crore for a period of 5 years.  The scheme envisages to establish a competitive ACC battery manufacturing set up in the country (50 GWh).  Additionally, 5GWh of  niche  ACC  technologies  is  also  covered  under  the  Scheme.    The  scheme  proposes  a production linked subsidy based on applicable subsidy per KWh and percentage of value addition achieved on actual sales made by the manufacturers who set up production units.

(f): Yes Sir.  In order to promote the use of electric vehicles in the country including Rajasthan, 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.    The  number  of  state/UT-wise  electric  vehicles  incentivised  under FAME - II scheme including Rajasthan is at Annexure III .

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Listed below table provide state wise number of electric vehicles and total number of vehicle count. The details pertaining to Rajasthan 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.

ANNEXURE-II

## Details of Charging Stations State/UT-wise installed under Phase I of FAME II Scheme

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/ UT          |   Charging Stations |
|-----------|----------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | Telangana                  |                  56 |
| 2.        | Jharkhand                  |                  29 |
| 3.        | Goa                        |                  26 |
| 4.        | Karnataka                  |                  48 |
| 5.        | Himachal Pradesh           |                   9 |
| 6.        | Uttar Pradesh              |                  15 |
| 7.        | Rajasthan                  |                  49 |
| 8.        | Delhi                      |                  94 |
| 9.        | Chandigarh UT              |                  48 |
| 10.       | Delhi-Jaipur- Agra Highway |                  29 |
| 11.       | Mumbai-Pune Expressway     |                  16 |
| 12.       | Jaipur- Delhi Highway      |                   9 |
| 13.       | Delhi- Chandigarh Highway  |                  24 |
| Total     | Total                      |                 452 |

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State/UT-wise list of electric vehicles (e-2W, e-3W & e-4W) supported under FAME-India Scheme including Rajasthan is as under. (as on 09.12.2021)

| S.No.          | State                                        | Total Number of Invoices/Sales   |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1              | Jammu Kashmir                                | 1036                             |
| 2              | Himachal Pradesh                             | 446                              |
| 3              | Punjab                                       | 2977                             |
| 4              | Chandigarh                                   | 154                              |
| 5              | Uttarakhand                                  | 2288                             |
| 6              | Haryana                                      | 4667                             |
| 7              | Delhi                                        | 12850                            |
| 8              | Rajasthan                                    | 14326                            |
| 9              | Uttar Pradesh                                | 11853                            |
| 10             | Bihar                                        | 5255                             |
| 11             | Sikkim                                       | 1                                |
| 12             | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 1                                |
| 14             | Manipur                                      | 140                              |
| 16             | Tripura                                      | 750                              |
| 17             | Meghalaya                                    | 10                               |
| 18             | Assam                                        | 827                              |
| 19             | West Bengal                                  | 1347                             |
| 20             | Jharkhand                                    | 1874                             |
| 21             | Odisha                                       | 4454                             |
| 22             | Chhattisgarh                                 | 3573                             |
| 23             | Madhya Pradesh                               | 6306                             |
| 24             | Gujarat                                      | 5839                             |
| 27             | Maharashtra                                  | 20955                            |
| 28             | Andhra Pradesh                               | 6393                             |
| 29             | Karnataka                                    | 33483                            |
| 30             | Goa                                          | 614                              |
| 31             | Lakshadweep                                  | 4                                |
| 32             | Kerala                                       | 4851                             |
| 33             | Tamil Nadu                                   | 24632                            |
| 34             | Puducherry                                   | 259                              |
| 35             | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                  | 3                                |
| 36             | Telangana                                    | 6316                             |
| 37             | Ladakh                                       | 6                                |
| 38             | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 31                               |
| Total 1,78,521 | Total 1,78,521                               | Total 1,78,521                   |

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