Lok Sabha Question No. 3584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Public EV Charging Points
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3584 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## PUBLIC EV CHARGING POINTS

3584. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL: SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  expand  the  public  electric  vehicle charging infrastructure and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the number of public Electric Vehicles (EVs) charging points set up in the country;

(c) whether the Government has taken any measures to promote the manufacturing and sell of EVs in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government has assessed the impact of EVs on the environment and if so, the details thereof?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : The  Ministry  of  Power  has  taken  several  initiatives  to  accelerate deployment of public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the country. Details of the initiatives are as follows:

- 1) Issue of clarification on Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles: Ministry of  Power  on  13.04.2018  issued  clarification  on  Charging  Infrastructure  for Electric Vehicles with reference to the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 stating that the charging of EV batteries through public charging stations does not require any license under the provisions of Electricity Act, 2003.

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- 2) Formulation  of  Guidelines  and  Standards  for  EV  Charging  Infrastructure: Ministry  of  Power  issued  Guidelines  and  Standards  for  public  EV  charging infrastructure with following salient features:
- i. Supporting creation of EV Charging Infrastructure; with the objective of providing  affordable  tariff  chargeable  from  Public  EV  Charging  Station Operators/Owners and Electric Vehicle (EV) users.
- ii. Introducing  Revenue  Sharing  Model  for  provision  of  land  at  promotional rates for public charging stations.
- iii. Prescribing  single  part  EV  tariff  for  public  charging  stations.  Cost  of supply  by  DISCOMs  to  a  Public  EV  Charging  Station  shall  be  0.8  times ACoS during solar hours and 1.2 times ACoS during non-solar hours.
- iv. Specifying  ceiling  limits  on  service  charges  being  levied  by  public  EV charge  point  operators  on  the  EV  customers  to  recover  the  cost  of servicing the capital investments (excluding GST) made by it in setting up the PCS. The amendment specifies a ceiling of Rs 2.50 per unit and Rs 3.50 per unit of electricity used for slow AC charging of EVs at PCS during the  solar  and  non-solar  hours  respectively.  Additionally,  for  DC  fast charging, a ceiling limit of Rs 10 per unit and Rs 12 per unit of electricity during the solar and non-solar hours respectively has also been specified.
6. (b) : As  per  data  for  operational  public  EV  charge  points  available  with Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), as on 31st July 2023, a total of 17,236 no. of public EV charging points are operational across the country. The details of statewise operational public EV charging points is at Annexure.
7. (c) : In order to promote manufacturing and usage of electric and battery eco-friendly  vehicles  in  the  country,  the  Government  has  launched  the  Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in 2015 on pan India basis with an aim to reduce dependency on fossil fuel and to address issues of vehicular emissions. 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  e-Buses,  5  lakh  e-3  Wheelers,  55000  e-4  Wheeler Passenger  Cars  and  10  lakh  e-2  Wheelers.  In  addition,  creation  of  charging infrastructure is also supported for users of electric vehicles.

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Further,  following  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  for adoption of electric vehicles in the country:

i. The Government on 12 th  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.

ii. Electric Vehicles (EVs) are covered under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme  for  Automobile  and  Auto  Components,  which  was  approved  on  15th September, 2021 with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 25,938 crore for a period of five years.

iii. GST on EVs has been reduced from 12% to 5%; GST on chargers/ charging stations for EVs has been reduced from 18% to 5%.

iv. Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  (MoRTH)  announced  that  the battery-operated  vehicles  will  be  given  green  license  plates  and  be  exempted from permit requirements.

v.    Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  (MoRTH)    issued  a  notification advising states to waive road tax on EVs, which in turn will help reduce the initial cost on EVs.

(d) : India  submitted  its  Long-term  Low-emission  Development  Strategy (LT  LEDS)  to  the  UNFCCC  in  2022.  This  policy  document  makes  a  mention  of seven  strategic  low-emissions  development  transitions.  One  of  these  is  to develop an integrated, efficient, inclusive low-carbon  transport system. It suggests  electrification  across  multiple  modes,  including  a  comprehensive package of programmes, policies, and measures for the domestic manufacturing of  electric  vehicles  and  batteries.  The  document  may be accessed through the link: http://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/India LTLEDS.pdf

Further, Government of India published the Battery Waste Management  Rules,  2022  on  24 th   August,  2022  for  environmentally  sound management  of  waste  batteries,  including  EV  batteries.  The  rules  provide Extended  Producer  Responsibility  framework  for  producers  of  batteries  to recycle/refurbish the waste batteries as per the prescribed timelines. The rules mandate  the  recyclers  to  recover  the  minimum  percentage  of  materials  from waste batteries.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3584  ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2023

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## State wise public EV charging points and operational public EV Charging Stations in the country(as on 31 st  July 2023)

| Sl. No.   | State / UT        |   No. of operational PCS | Number of Public EV Charging Points   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar |                        3 | 5                                     |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh    |                      307 | 355                                   |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                        9 | 16                                    |
| 4.        | Assam             |                       52 | 91                                    |
| 5.        | Bihar             |                      106 | 183                                   |
| 6.        | Chandigarh        |                        9 | 17                                    |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh      |                      110 | 156                                   |
| 8.        | Delhi             |                     1627 | 3247                                  |
| 9.        | Goa               |                       55 | 90                                    |
| 10.       | Gujarat           |                      303 | 601                                   |
| 11.       | Haryana           |                      279 | 625                                   |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh  |                       37 | 53                                    |
| 13.       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                       32 | 63                                    |
| 14.       | Jharkhand         |                      114 | 192                                   |
| 15.       | Karnataka         |                      753 | 1680                                  |
| 16.       | Kerala            |                      187 | 448                                   |
| 17.       | Lakshadweep       |                        1 | 2                                     |
| 18.       | Madhya Pradesh    |                      267 | 438                                   |
| 19.       | Maharashtra       |                     2494 | 4211                                  |
| 20.       | Manipur           |                       17 | 32                                    |
| 21.       | Meghalaya         |                       19 | 80                                    |
| 22.       | Nagaland          |                        7 | 10                                    |
| 23.       | Odisha            |                      153 | 287                                   |
| 24.       | Puducherry        |                        4 | 8                                     |
| 25.       | Punjab            |                      121 | 247                                   |
| 26.       | Rajasthan         |                      373 | 629                                   |
| 27.       | Sikkim            |                        2 | 4                                     |
| 28.       | Tamil Nadu        |                      459 | 1320                                  |
| 29.       | Telangana         |                      412 | 675                                   |
| 30.       | Tripura           |                       18 | 33                                    |
| 31.       | Uttar Pradesh     |                      469 | 852                                   |
| 32.       | Uttarakhand       |                       50 | 108                                   |
| 33.       | West Bengal       |                      264 | 478                                   |
| Total     | Total             |                     9113 | 17,236                                |

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