Lok Sabha Question No. 3229 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Sale of EVs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3229 ANSWERED ON 21.03.2023

## SALE OF EVs

## 3229.  SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that sale of Electric Vehicles (EVs) have gone up in the country during the last two years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) the details of present subsidies and incentives being provided by the Government for EV manufacturers and customers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir,  as  per  e-vahan  portal,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways,  the registered electric vehicles in India have increased during the last two years.  The details of number of electric vehicles registered in India during 2021, 2022 and 2023 (till 15.03.2023) are as under:

| Year                   | Total Count   |
|------------------------|---------------|
| 2021                   | 3,27,976      |
| 2022                   | 10,15,196     |
| 2023 (till 15-03-2023) | 2,56,980      |

The  number  of  electrical  vehicles  registered  in  India  as  on  06.03.2023,  State-  wise are attached at ANNEXURE.

- (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  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.

- ii. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automotive Sector: The Government on 15th 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.

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ANNEXURE Detail of State Wise Electric Vehicle count as on 06-03-2023

| S. No.   | State Name              | Electric Vehicle Count   |
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Island | 182                      |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh          | 51,322                   |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh       | 24                       |
| 4        | Assam                   | 94,929                   |
| 5        | Bihar                   | 1,28,885                 |
| 6        | Chandigarh              | 5,533                    |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh            | 40,516                   |
| 8        | Delhi                   | 2,03,263                 |
| 9        | Goa                     | 8,710                    |
| 10       | Gujarat                 | 99,236                   |
| 11       | Haryana                 | 56,243                   |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh        | 1,877                    |
| 13       | Jammu and Kashmir       | 7,080                    |
| 14       | Jharkhand               | 28,395                   |
| 15       | Karnataka               | 1,83,536                 |
| 16       | Kerala                  | 65,545                   |
| 17       | Ladakh                  | 47                       |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh          | 42,957                   |
| 19       | Maharashtra             | 2,26,134                 |
| 20       | Manipur                 | 1,052                    |
| 21       | Meghalaya               | 83                       |
| 22       | Mizoram                 | 76                       |
| 23       | Nagaland                | 60                       |
| 24       | Odisha                  | 45,562                   |
| 25       | Puducherry              | 3,376                    |
| 26       | Punjab                  | 25,597                   |
| 27       | Rajasthan               | 1,43,273                 |
| 28       | Sikkim                  | 21                       |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu              | 1,29,153                 |
| 30       | Tripura                 | 12,229                   |
| 31       | UT of DNH and DD        | 303                      |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh           | 4,65,432                 |
| 33       | Uttarakhand             | 42,308                   |
| 34       | West Bengal             | 57,512                   |
|          | Grand Total             | 21,70,451                |

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