Lok Sabha Question No. 1316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1316

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS

## 1316. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEAVY  INDUSTRIES  AND  PUBLIC  ENTERPRISES भारी उद्योग एवं ऱोक उद्यम मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  and  the  number  of  the  electric  vehicle  charging  stations  sanctioned  by  the Government  under  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Hybrid  and  Electric  Vehicles (FAME) India scheme phase II, Statewise;
- (b) the details of these stations which will be connected to the solar-powered grid to provide a green source of energy for electric vehicles and the plans of the Government to increase this number in the future;
- (c) whether the Government is considering any subsidy under the FAME - II scheme in order to accelerate demand in the field, and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  the  details  and  the  number  of  electric  two-wheeler  vehicles  and  electric  four-wheeler passenger cars that have been sold till date; and
- (e) whether the Government plans to revise its March 2022 target for creating demand for evehicles and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a)  &  (b): Sir,  the  Department  of  Heavy  Industry  has  sanctioned  2,877  Electric  Vehicles (EVs) Charging Stations amounting to Rs 500 Crore (Approx.) across 25 States/UTs under FAME India (Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Hybrid  &  Electric  Vehicles  in  India) scheme phase II as per the details annexed at ANNEXURE-I.
- (c) & (d): Yes, Sir. Under FAME-India Scheme Phase-II, incentive is being provided to the purchasers of electric vehicles in the form of an upfront reduction in the purchase price of the Electric Vehicles.  Further, the incentive is linked to battery capacity i.e. Rs. 10,000/KWh for e-2W, e-3W and e-4W.  About 35,975 electric two-wheeler vehicles and 1,394 electric fourwheeler  passenger  cars  have  been  supported  by  the  way  of  demand  incentive  as  on 03.02.2021.
- (e): No, Sir.

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ANNEXURE

## List of States/UTs and numbers of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations considered for Sanction

| Sl. No.   | Name of State       |   State Total |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar |            10 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      |           266 |
| 3         | Assam               |            20 |
| 4         | Bihar               |            37 |
| 5         | Chandigarh          |            70 |
| 6         | Chattisgarh         |            25 |
| 7         | Delhi               |            72 |
| 8         | Gujarat             |           278 |
| 9         | Haryana             |            50 |
| 10        | Himanchal Pradesh   |            10 |
| 11        | Jammu and Kashmir   |            25 |
| 12        | Karnataka           |           172 |
| 13        | Kerala              |           211 |
| 14        | Maharashtra         |           317 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh      |           235 |
| 16        | Meghalaya           |            40 |
| 17        | Odisha              |            18 |
| 18        | Puducherry          |            10 |
| 19        | Rajasthan           |           205 |
| 20        | Sikkim              |            29 |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu          |           281 |
| 22        | Telangana           |           138 |
| 23        | Uttar Pradesh       |           207 |
| 24        | Uttarakhand         |            10 |
| 25        | West Bengal         |           141 |
|           | Total               |          2877 |

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