Lok Sabha Question No. 356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Kavitha Malothu, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 356

ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022

## CHARGING STATIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## 356. SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU: DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

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

- (a) the  total  amount  sanctioned,  approved,  released  and  spent  on  charging  stations  for electric vehicles under Phase-I and II of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India (FAME- India);
- (b) the details of charging stations set up in cities of Telangana under Phase-I and II of this scheme, district-wise and city-wise;
- (c) the details of charging stations set up on Expressways of Telangana under Phase-I and II;
- (d) the details of charging stations set up on National Highways under Phase-I and II;
- (e) the details of charging stations set up at petroleum retail outlets in Telangana, districtwise;
- (f) whether the Government thinks that the above charging stations are sufficient; and
- (g) if not, the steps taken by the Government to set up more and more charging stations in cities,  on  National  Highways,  expressways  and  at  petroleum  outlets  in  Telangana  in  the coming two-three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): Under  FAME  India  Scheme  Phase-I , the  Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  had sanctioned 520 Charging Stations/ Infrastructure for Rs. 43 Crore (approx.). Out of 520 EV charging Station, 479 EV Charging stations are commissioned and under operation as on 1 st July,  2022.    Under  FAME  India  Scheme  Phase-II,  Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  has sanctioned 2877 EV Charging Stations (Estimated amount Rs. 500 Cr.) in 68 cities across 25 states/UTs and out of these EV Charging Stations Letter of Awards has been issued for 1822 EV charging stations.  Out of these 1822 EV Charging Stations 50 EV Charging Stations have been installed and commissioned as on 14 th July, 2022.

Further, 1576 charging stations across 9 Expressways and 16 Highways under Phase II of FAME India Scheme has also been sanctioned by the Ministry of Heavy Industries. The details of charging stations State/UTs-wise is at ANNEXURE-I .

(f) & (g) : Sir,  following  initiatives  have  also  been  taken  up  by  the  Government  for improving the charging infrastructure required for electric vehicles in the country including the State of Telangana-

(i) Ministry of Power (MoP) has released a notification on charging infrastructure standards permitting private charging at residences and offices.

(ii)  Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) amended the Model Building Byelaws 2016 to establish charging stations and infrastructure in private and commercial buildings.

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## ANNEXURE-I

1. Under Phase-I of FAME India Scheme - Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 520 EV Charging Stations out of which 479 charging stations have been installed as on 01 st July, 2022 as follows:

| State/ UT             |   Charging Stations | Highway              | Charging Stations   |
|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
| Chandigarh            |                  48 | Delhi -Chandigarh    | 24                  |
| Delhi                 |                  94 | Mum-Pune             | 17                  |
| Rajasthan             |                  49 | Delhi- Jaipur- Agra  | 31                  |
| Karnataka             |                  65 | Jaipur-Delhi Highway | 9                   |
| Jharkhand             |                  30 |                      |                     |
| Uttar Pradesh         |                  16 |                      |                     |
| Goa                   |                  30 |                      |                     |
| Hyderabad (Telangana) |                  57 |                      |                     |
| Himachal Pradesh      |                   9 |                      |                     |
| Total                 |                 398 |                      | 81                  |

## 2. Under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme:

- Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2877 EV Charging Stations in 68 cities across 25 states/UTs as on 15 th July, 2022.

| State                                                    |   No. of EV chargers sanctioned |
|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Maharashtra                                              |                             317 |
| Andhra Pradesh                                           |                             266 |
| Tamil Nadu                                               |                             281 |
| Gujarat                                                  |                             278 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                            |                             207 |
| Rajasthan                                                |                             205 |
| Karnataka                                                |                             172 |
| Madhya Pradesh                                           |                             235 |
| West Bengal                                              |                             141 |
| Telangana (Hyderabad- 118, Warangal- 10, Karimnagar- 10) |                             138 |
| Kerala                                                   |                             211 |
| Delhi                                                    |                              72 |
| Chandigarh                                               |                              70 |
| Haryana                                                  |                              50 |
| Meghalaya                                                |                              40 |
| Bihar                                                    |                              37 |
| Sikkim                                                   |                              29 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                           |                              25 |
| Chhattisgarh                                             |                              25 |
| Assam                                                    |                              20 |
| Odisha                                                   |                              18 |
| Uttarakhand                                              |                              10 |
| Puducherry                                               |                              10 |
| Andaman and Nicobar (Port Blair)                         |                              10 |

| Himachal Pradesh   |   10 |
|--------------------|------|
| Total              | 2877 |

## ➢ MHI has sanctioned 1576 EV Charging Stations across 9 Expressways & 16 Highways. Details are as specified below:

| Sl. No   | Expressways             | EV Charging Stations Sanctioned   |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Mumbai - Pune           | 10                                |
| 2        | Ahmadabad - Vadodara    | 10                                |
| 3        | Delhi Agra Yamuna       | 20                                |
| 4        | Bengaluru Mysore        | 14                                |
| 5        | Bangaluru-Chennai       | 30                                |
| 6        | Surat-Mumbai            | 30                                |
| 7        | Agra-Lucknow            | 40                                |
| 8        | Eastern Peripheral (A)  | 14                                |
| 9        | Hyderabad ORR           | 16                                |
| Sl. No   | Highways                | EV Charging Stations Sanctioned   |
| 1        | Delhi - Srinagar        | 80                                |
| 2        | Delhi - Kolkata         | 160                               |
| 3        | Agra - Nagpur           | 80                                |
| 4        | Meerut to Gangotri Dham | 44                                |
| 5        | Mumbai - Delhi          | 124                               |
| 6        | Mumbai-Panaji           | 60                                |
| 7        | Mumbai - Nagpur         | 70                                |
| 8        | Mumbai - Bengaluru      | 100                               |
| 9        | Kolkata - Bhubaneswar   | 44                                |
| 10       | Kolkata - Nagpur        | 120                               |
| 11       | Kolkata - Gangtok       | 76                                |
| 12       | Chennai-Bhubaneswar     | 120                               |
| 13       | Chennai - Trivendram    | 74                                |
| 14       | Chennai-Ballary         | 62                                |
| 15       | Chennai - Nagpur        | 114                               |
| 16       | Mangaldai - Wakro       | 64                                |
| 1576     | 1576                    | 1576                              |

## 3.0 State/UT No. of Petroleum Retail Outlets (Ros) where EV Charging facility is available as on 1.1.2022

| State/UT          |   No of RO's where EV Charging Facility available |
|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                                65 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                                 4 |
| Assam             |                                                19 |
| Bihar             |                                                26 |
| Chandigarh        |                                                 4 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                                                51 |
| Delhi             |                                                66 |
| Goa               |                                                17 |
| Gujarat           |                                                87 |
| Haryana           |                                               114 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                                                13 |
| Jharkhand         |                                                22 |
| J&K               |                                                 3 |

| Karnataka      |   100 |
|----------------|-------|
| Kerala         |    39 |
| Leh            |     2 |
| Madhya Pradesh |   167 |
| Maharastra     |    88 |
| Manipur        |     1 |
| Meghalaya      |     3 |
| Nagaland       |     2 |
| Odisha         |    26 |
| Pondicherry    |     2 |
| Punjab         |    41 |
| Rajasthan      |   174 |
| Tamil Nadu     |    76 |
| Telangana      |   112 |
| Tripura        |     3 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |   128 |
| Uttarakhand    |    10 |
| West Bengal    |    71 |
| Grand Total    |  1536 |

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