Lok Sabha Question No. 347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Electric Vehicles under FAME India Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Pratima Bhoumik, Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 347

ANSWERED ON 20.07.2021

## ELECTRICAL VEHICLE UNDER FAME INDIA SCHEME

## 347. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) the  details  and  the  number  of  electric  vehicles  which  have  been  supported  by  the Government and are plying on roads under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles Scheme till date since implementation of the scheme, e-vehicle category-wise along with funds allocation;
- (b) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  incentivize  installation  of  more  public charging infrastructure;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  promote  installation  of  public  charging infrastructure at or around existing petrol/diesel/CNG pumps and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of charging stations which are functional in the country, State-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has any plan to incentivize usage and installation of solar power cells or other renewable sources of energy for charging vehicles at public and private spaces; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Under FAME India Scheme (Phase-I & Phase-II), since its implementation i.e. 1 st April, 2015, total 3.61 Lakh Electric vehicles (e-2W-2.35 Lakh, e-3W-0.2 lakh and e-4W- 1.06 Lakh) amounting to demand incentive of about Rs 600 Cr have been incentivized as on 9 th July, 2021. Further,  862  Electric  buses  amounting  to  demand  incentive  of  about  Rs  492  Cr  have  been deployed as on 30 th June, 2021.

(b)  &  (c): Sir,  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.  This phase focusses on  supporting  electrification  of  public  &  shared  transportation  and  aims  to  support,  through subsidies, approx. 7000 e-Buses, 5 lakh e-3 Wheelers, 55000 e-4 Wheeler Passenger Cars and 10 lakh e-2 Wheelers. In addition, creation of charging infrastructure is also supported to address range anxiety among users of electric vehicles.

The  Department  of  Heavy  Industry  had  also  sanctioned  about  520  Charging  Stations/ Infrastructure for Rs. 43.4 Crore under Phase-I of FAME-India Scheme.  Department of Heavy Industry has also sanctioned 2,877 Electric Vehicles (EVs) Charging Stations amounting to Rs 500 Crore (Approx.) in 68 cities across 25 States/UTs under FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India) scheme phase II.

(d): The details of charging stations functional in the country for electric vehicles under Faster Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Hybrid  and  Electric  Vehicles  (FAME)  India  Scheme  is  at ANNEXURE-I.

(e) & (f): No,  Sir.  No  separate  policy  is  being  implemented  to  incentivize  usage  and installation  of  solar  power  cells  or  other  renewable  sources  of  energy  for  charging  vehicles  at public and private spaces.

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## Details of Charging Stations installed(As on 06-07-2021)

| City       |   Charging Stations | Highway              | Charging Stations   |
|------------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
| Chandigarh |                  48 | Delhi -Chandigarh    | 24                  |
| Delhi      |                  94 | Mum-Pune             | 15                  |
| Jaipur     |                  49 | Delhi- Jaipur- Agra  | 29                  |
| Bangalore  |                  45 | Jaipur-Delhi Highway | 9                   |
| Ranchi     |                  29 |                      |                     |
| Lucknow    |                   1 |                      |                     |
| Goa        |                  17 |                      |                     |
| Hyderabad  |                  50 |                      |                     |
| Agra       |                  10 |                      |                     |
| Shimla     |                   7 |                      |                     |
| Total      |                 350 |                      | 77                  |

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## ANNEXURE-I