Lok Sabha Question No. 347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 347

ANSWERED ON 04.02.2025

## MANUFACTURING OF HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## 347. SHRI KOTA SRINIVASA POOJARY:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has planned to cut the dependence on carbon fuel by increasing the subsidies on electric vehicles of two, three and four wheelers in the country under the project of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in the country (FAME India) Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details of budgetary allocation made for these vehicles, vehicle-wise;
- (c) whether Government has set any deadline to convert all petrol and diesel vehicles of the country into electric vehicles to achieve zero carbon emission; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

- (a) & (b): In order to promote manufacturing and adoption of electric vehicle in India, the Ministry of Heavy Industries launched the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in 2015 with an aim to reduce dependence on fossil  fuel  and  to  address  issues  of  vehicular  emissions.  The  FAME-I  Scheme  ended  on 31.03.2019.  Further, Phase-II of FAME India Scheme was implemented for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 01 st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs.11,500 crore.  The FAME-II scheme was ended on 31.03.2024.

Ministry of Heavy Industries is currently implementing PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme to provide subsidy to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and reduce dependence on fossil fuel in the country through faster adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), setting up of charging infrastructure and development of EV manufacturing eco-system in the country.  The scheme has an outlay of Rs.10,900 crore over a period of two years from 01 st April, 2024 to 31 st March, 2026.

The  Electric  Vehicle  segment  wise  allocation  under  the  PM  E-DRIVE  Scheme  is  tabulated below:

| Electric Vehicle segment supported under PM E- DRIVE Scheme   | Budget Allocated (Amount in Rs. Crore)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| e-2Wheelers                                                   | 1,772                                    |
| e-3 Wheelers - e-Rickshaws &e-Cart                            | 192                                      |
| e-3Wheelers (L5)                                              | 715                                      |
| e-ambulance                                                   | 500                                      |
| e-trucks &other emerging EVs                                  | 500                                      |
| e-buses                                                       | 4,391                                    |

- (c): No Sir.
- (d): Does not arise in view of reply to part (c).

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