Lok Sabha Question No. 221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Purchase of Clean Energy Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 221

ANSWERED ON 02 nd  FEBRUARY, 2023

## PURCHASE OF CLEAN ENERGY VEHICLES

221: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry proposes to advise banks to provide loans on cheaper interest rate for the purchase of vehicles running with clean Energy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  efforts  being  made/likely  to  be  made  by  the  Government  to promote use of clean fuel vehicles?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) and (b) No such proposal is under consideration in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
- (c)  To  promote eco-friendly means of transportation and decarbonize the  transport  sector,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  &  Highways  has notified    mass  emission  standards  to  introduce  alternate  fuels  viz. blends of ethanol with gasoline ( E-10, E-12, E-15, E-20), flex-fuel (E 85) or (E 100) and Ethanol blend for diesel vehicles (ED 95), Biodiesel, BioCNG, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Methanol M15 or M100 and Methanol

MD  95 , dual fuel, M85 and Di-Methyl Ether (DME or D100), Hydrogen/Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle and Hydrogen CNG. 2.      Further, the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has taken following steps to adopt electric mobility in the country: (i) Notified GSR 167(E) dated 1st March 2019 for retro-fitment of hybrid electric  system  or  electric  kit  to  vehicles  and  their  compliance standards shall be as per AIS 123. (ii)  Notified  GSR  749(E)  dated  7th  August,  2018,  which  provides  for registration mark for Battery Operated Vehicles to be in Yellow colour on green background for the transport vehicles and, for all other cases, in White colour on green background. (iii) Granted exemption to the Battery Operated Transport Vehicles and Transport  Vehicles  running  on  Ethanol  and  Methanol  fuels  from  the requirements of permit vide S.O. 5333(E) dated 18th October, 2018. (iv) Notified GSR 525(E) dated 2nd August, 2021 which has exempted Battery Operated Vehicles from the payment of fees for the purpose of issue  or  renewal  of  registration  certificate  and  assignment  of  new registration mark. (v)  Issued  an  advisory  dated  17th  July,  2019  to  all  States  and  Union Territories regarding incentivisation of electric vehicles and induction of electric vehicles in shared mobility and public transport operations. (vi) Issued an advisory dated 12th August, 2020 to all States and UTs regarding sale and registration of Electric Vehicles without batteries. (vii)  Issued  an  advisory  dated  16th  June,  2021  to  all  States  and  UTs regarding promotion of battery operated vehicles. 3.  In order to promote electric vehicles (EVs) in the country, following three  schemes  have  been  formulated  by  the  Ministry  of  Heavy Industries: (i) Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India  (FAME  India):  The  Government  notified  Phase-II  of  FAME  India

Scheme initially for a period of five years commencing from 1st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crores. (ii)  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for  Automotive  Sector: The  Government  on  15th  Sep  2021  approved  the  PLI  Scheme  for Automotive Sector with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 25,938 crores. The scheme provides incentives up to 18% for electric vehicles. (iii) PLI Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC): The Government on 12th May, 2021 approved PLI Scheme for manufacturing of ACC in the country  with  a  budgetary  outlay  of  Rs.  18,100  crores.  The  scheme envisages to establish a competitive ACC battery manufacturing set up in the country for 30 GWh. Additionally, 5GWh of niche ACC technologies is also covered under the Scheme.

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