Lok Sabha Question No. 4195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4195

ANSWERED ON 29.03.2022

## CHARGING STATIONS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## †4195. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has started setting up charging stations for electric vehicles in the country;
- (b) if so, the funds allocated and spent for this purpose till date;
- (c) whether the electrical charging stations are also being set up in Bhiwani, Mahendragarh, Charkhi Dadri and Nuh districts of Haryana;
- (d) if so, the details and the number thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether there is any plan to reduce the price of electric vehicles and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d): Sir,  under  phase-II  of  FAME-India  Scheme,  Rs.  1000  Cr.  is  allocated  for  the development of charging infrastructure.  The Ministry has sanctioned 2,877 electric vehicle charging stations in 68 cities across 25 states/UTs.  Further, 1576 charging stations across 9 Expressways  and  16  Highways  under  phase-II  of  FAME  India  Scheme  has  also  been sanctioned.      The  state-wise  details  of  charging  stations  as  sanctioned  under  phase-II  of FAME India Scheme including Haryana are attached at ANNEXURE-I .

The Ministry of  Heavy Industries had sanctioned 520 Charging Stations for developing charging Infrastructure under phase-I of FAME  India Scheme as per ANNEXURE-II. Under FAME India scheme I & II, a total of 491 charging stations have been installed as on 01 st March, 2022.

Further, as per information received from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, total 1536 electric vehicle charging stations have been installed at Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) Retail Outlets (ROs) in the country as on 01.01.2022 as per ANNEXURE-III .

- (e): Sir,  in  order  to  reduce  the  price  of  electric  vehicles  and  promotion  and  adoption  of electric vehicles, following steps have been taken by the Government in the country:
1. The demand incentive for electric two wheelers has been increased to Rs. 15,000/KWh from Rs. 10,000/KWh with an increase in cap from 20% to 40% of the cost of vehicle from 11 th June, 2021, thus enabling cost of Electric two wheelers at par with that of ICE two wheeler vehicles.
2. The Government on 12th May, 2021 approved a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing of Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) in the country in order to bring down prices of battery in the country.  Drop in battery price will result in cost reduction of electric vehicles.
3. Electric  Vehicles  are  covered  under  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  scheme  for Automobile  and  Auto  Components,  which  was  approved  on  15 th September  2021  with  a budgetary outlay of Rs. 25,938 crore for a period of five years.
4. GST  on  electric  vehicles  has  been  reduced  from  12%  to  5%;  GST  on  chargers/ charging stations for electric vehicles has been reduced from 18% to 5%.
5. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) announced that battery-operated vehicles will be given green license plates and be exempted from permit requirements.
6. MoRTH issued a notification advising states to waive road tax on EVs, which in turn will help reduce the initial cost of EVs.

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## Phase-II of FAME India Scheme:

-  Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2,877 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in 68 cities across 25 States/UTs. As on 01 st March, 2022, total 18 charging stations (7 in  the  city  of  Chennai,  5  in  Delhi,  4  in  Nagpur  and  2  in  Ahmedabad)  have  been installed.

| 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                        |                             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 |

## ANNEXURE-I

-  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 GangotriDham | 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                              |

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## ANNEXURE-II

Under  Phase-I  of  FAME  India  Scheme  -  Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  has  sanctioned 520  EV  Charging  Stations  out  of  which  473  charging  stations  have  been  installed  as  on 01.03.2022 as follows:

| City       |   Charging Stations | Highway              | Charging Stations   |
|------------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
| Chandigarh |                  48 | Delhi -Chandigarh    | 24                  |
| Delhi      |                  94 | Mum-Pune             | 16                  |
| Jaipur     |                  49 | Delhi- Jaipur- Agra  | 31                  |
| B'Lore     |                  60 | Jaipur-Delhi Highway | 9                   |
| Ranchi     |                  30 |                      |                     |
| Lucknow    |                   1 |                      |                     |
| Goa        |                  30 |                      |                     |
| Hyderabad  |                  57 |                      |                     |
| Agra       |                  15 |                      |                     |
| Shimla     |                   9 |                      |                     |
| Total      |                 393 |                      | 80                  |

## ANNEXURE-III

State/UT No. of ROs where EV Charging facility is available as on 01.01.2022

| 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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