Lok Sabha Question No. 240 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in UP
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 240 ANSWERED ON 14.12.2021

## MANUFACTURING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN UP

## *240.  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  identified  concrete  avenues  for  setting  up  a  fully functional infrastructure for manufacturing of electric vehicles in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  the  progress  achieved  under  the  Phase  II  of  the  Faster  Adoption  and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme; and
- (d) the estimated time schedule for the implementation of the same?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 240 FOR 14.12.2021 ASKED BY SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL REGARDING 'MANUFACTURING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN UP'.

(a) & (b): Yes Sir.  In order to promote manufacturing and adoption of electric vehicles in  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh,  the  Government  launched  the  Faster  Adoption  and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in 2015 on pan  India  basis.    At  present,  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,  7090  electric  Buses,  5  lakh  e-3  Wheelers  and  55000  e-4 Wheeler Passenger Cars.  Further 10 lakh e-2 Wheelers are also supported under this scheme. In  addition,  creation  of  charging  infrastructure  is  also  supported  to  address  range  anxiety among users of electric vehicles.

Further,  to  promote  indigenous  manufacturing  of  Advanced  Chemistry  Cell  (ACC) battery  for  electric  vehicles,  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  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.

Further, manufacturing of battery electric vehicles is also eligible for incentive under Production  Linked  Incentive  Scheme  for  Automobiles  and  Auto  Components,  which  was approved on 15 th September, 2021 with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 25,938 crores over a period of five years.

(c): Under phase-II of FAME India Scheme, about 1.76 lakhs electric vehicles have been supported, as on 07/12/2021, by way of demand incentive amounting to about Rs. 606.00 Cr. Further,  6,315  electrical  buses  have  been  sanctioned  to  various  State/  City  Transport Undertakings under phase-II of the scheme.

The Ministry has also sanctioned 2,877 electric vehicles charging stations in 68 cities across  25  States/UTs.  Further,  Ministry  has  sanctioned  1576  charging  stations  across  9 Expressways and 16 Highways under Phase II of FAME India Scheme.

(d): Sir,  the  scheme  is  being  implemented  for  a  period  of  a  period  of  5  years  from  01 st April, 2019 to 31 st March, 2024.

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