Lok Sabha Question No. 440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Employment Opportunities in FAME India Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 440

ANSWERED ON 30.11.2021

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN FAME INDIA SCHEME

## 440. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  (Hybrid  &)  Electric  vehicles (FAME) India scheme;
- (b) the recent achievements of this scheme; and
- (c) the total number of employment opportunities created under this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Ministry of Heavy Industries formulated a Scheme namely Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles India (FAME-India) Scheme in March, 2015 to promote adoption of electric/ hybrid vehicles (xEVs) in India. Phase- l of the scheme was available  up  to  31 st March,  2019.  The  Scheme  had  four  focus  areas,  namely,  Demand Creation, Pilot Project, Technology Development/R&D and Charging Infrastructure.

Based on the outcome and experience gained during Phase-I of FAME India Scheme and  after having  consultations with all stakeholders, including Industry and  industry Associations, the Government notified Phase-II of FAME India Scheme on 8 th March, 2019, which is 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-2Wheelers.  In addition, creation of charging infrastructure is also supported to address range anxiety among users of electric vehicles.

In  the  First  Phase  of  the  Scheme,  about  2.8  lakh  hybrid  and  electric  vehicles  were supported  by  way  of  demand  incentive,  amounting  to  about  Rs  359  crore.  MHI  had  also sanctioned  425  electric  and  hybrid  buses  to  various  cities  in  the  country  with  total  cost  of about  280  Crores.  The  Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  had  sanctioned  about  520  Charging Stations/ Infrastructure for Rs. 43 Crore (approx.) under Phase-I of FAME India Scheme.

Further, specific projects under Pilot Projects, R&D / Technology Development and Public Charging Infrastructure components were sanctioned by the Project Implementation & Sanctioning  Committee  (PISC)  for  extending  grant  under  the  different  focus  areas  of  the scheme.

Under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme, about 1.65 lakhs Electric Vehicles have been supported, as on 25/11/2021, by way of Demand Incentive amounting to about Rs. 564.00 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  (EVs)  Charging  Stations amounting to Rs 500 Crore (Approx.) in 68 cities across 25 States/UTs and 1576 charging stations amounting to Rs. 108 crores (approx.) across 9 Expressways and 16 Highways under FAME India (Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Hybrid  &  Electric  Vehicles  in  India) Scheme Phase II.

(c): Sir, as per the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers ( SIAM ) report, the Auto industry generates employment of 13 persons for each truck, 6 persons for each car and four persons for each three wheelers and one person for two-wheelers.

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