Lok Sabha Question No. 2542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Promotion of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2542 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

## PROMOTION OF HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## 2542.  SHRI DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI:

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

- (a) the percentage of hybrid and electric private vehicles in use in the country, State-wise including Bihar presently; and
- (b)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government to promote adoption of such vehicles among the public?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## ANSWER (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- (a): Sir, as per the e-vahan portal (Ministry of Road Transport & Highways), the details regarding percentage  of  hybrid  and  electric  vehicles  in  use  in  the  country,  State-wise  including  Bihar  is  at ANNEXURE.
- (b): Sir, in order to promote adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) among the public, 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 5 years w.e.f. 01 st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crores.
- ii. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and Auto Component Industry: The Government on 15 th September, 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. Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  scheme,  'National  Programme  on  Advanced  Chemistry Cells (ACC) Battery Storage': The Government on 12 th  May, 2021 approved PLI Scheme for manufacturing of ACC in the country with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 18,100 crore.  The scheme envisages to establish a competitive ACC battery manufacturing set up in the country for 50 GWh.  Additionally, 5GWh of niche ACC technologies is also covered under the Scheme.

Further, following initiatives have also been taken up by the Government of India to increase the use of electric vehicles in the country :-

- i. GST on electric vehicles and chargers/ charging stations for electric vehicles has been reduced to 5%.
- ii. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) announced that battery-operated vehicles will be given green license plates and be exempted from permit requirements.
- iii. 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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## ANNEXURE

## Details regarding percentage of hybrid and electric vehicles in use in the country,

## State-wise including Bihar

| S. N.   | State Name               | PETROL/ HYBRID   | DIESEL / HYBRID   | ELECTRIC (BOV)   | Total Hybrid and Electric Vehicles   | Total vehicles registered   |   Percentage |
|---------|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|
| 1       | Andaman& Nicobar Island  | 224              | 0                 | 203              | 427                                  | 1,64,545                    |         0.26 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh Arunachal | 13,236           | 43                | 77,527           | 90,806                               | 1,75,05,720                 |         0.52 |
| 3       | Pradesh                  | 1,430            | 78                | 42               | 1,550                                | 3,16,603                    |         0.49 |
| 4       | Assam                    | 17,603           | 1,447             | 1,44,888         | 1,63,938                             | 56,85,936                   |         2.88 |
| 5       | BIHAR                    | 15,618           | 1,767             | 1,99,679         | 2,17,064                             | 1,22,69,641                 |         1.77 |
| 6       | Chandigarh               | 7,227            | 658               | 10,540           | 18,425                               | 8,67,160                    |         2.12 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh             | 22,614           | 825               | 71,142           | 94,581                               | 77,04,860                   |         1.23 |
| 8       | Delhi                    | 59,686           | 16,826            | 2,57,527         | 3,34,039                             | 1,44,60,715                 |         2.31 |
| 9       | Goa                      | 7,335            | 732               | 16,139           | 24,206                               | 12,55,635                   |         1.93 |
| 10      | Gujarat                  | 60,840           | 21,017            | 1,69,802         | 2,51,659                             | 2,37,66,435                 |         1.06 |
| 11      | Haryana                  | 46,104           | 7,929             | 80,085           | 1,34,118                             | 1,24,42,709                 |         1.08 |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh         | 7,256            | 956               | 2,758            | 10,970                               | 22,29,262                   |         0.49 |
| 13      | Jammu and Kashmir        | 5,971            | 1,247             | 15,302           | 22,520                               | 21,33,669                   |         1.06 |
| 14      | Jharkhand                | 17,032           | 3,724             | 45,127           | 65,883                               | 73,03,104                   |         0.9  |
| 15      | Karnataka                | 79,434           | 5,139             | 3,04,664         | 3,89,237                             | 3,06,71,652                 |         1.27 |
| 16      | Kerala                   | 52,841           | 10,231            | 1,24,900         | 1,87,972                             | 1,71,68,726                 |         1.09 |
| 17      | Ladakh                   | 466              | 14                | 74               | 554                                  | 46,207                      |         1.2  |
| 18      | Madhya Pradesh           | 16,124           | 118               | 1,25,920         | 1,42,162                             | 2,19,68,090                 |         0.65 |
| 19      | Maharashtra              | 1,01,806         | 35,987            | 3,79,019         | 5,16,812                             | 3,56,66,220                 |         1.45 |
| 20      | Manipur                  | 1,204            | 158               | 1,254            | 2,616                                | 5,61,727                    |         0.47 |
| 21      | Meghalaya                | 1,435            | 175               | 189              | 1,799                                | 5,36,607                    |         0.34 |
| 22      | Mizoram                  | 414              | 28                | 210              | 652                                  | 3,66,409                    |         0.18 |
| 23      | Nagaland                 | 1,478            | 66                | 65               | 1,609                                | 4,29,582                    |         0.37 |
| 24      | Odisha                   | 23,463           | 2,085             | 80,966           | 1,06,514                             | 1,09,92,937                 |         0.97 |
| 25      | Puducherry               | 3,017            | 591               | 5,473            | 9,081                                | 13,55,265                   |         0.67 |
| 26      | Punjab                   | 25,765           | 4,436             | 47,111           | 77,312                               | 1,35,07,331                 |         0.57 |
| 27      | Rajasthan                | 31,938           | 9,310             | 2,17,939         | 2,59,187                             | 1,97,49,532                 |         1.31 |
| 28      | Sikkim                   | 237              | 92                | 19               | 348                                  | 1,13,883                    |         0.31 |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu               | 71,137           | 7,868             | 2,03,802         | 2,82,807                             | 3,24,51,168                 |         0.87 |
| 30      | Tripura                  | 609              | 56                | 17,515           | 18,180                               | 7,45,050                    |         2.44 |
| 31      | UT of DNH and DD         | 1,385            | 360               | 424              | 2,169                                | 3,84,227                    |         0.56 |
| 32      | Uttar Pradesh            | 72,684           | 14,929            | 6,87,924         | 7,75,537                             | 4,56,97,028                 |         1.7  |
| 33      | Uttarakhand              | 8,877            | 2,796             | 55,609           | 67,282                               | 37,98,202                   |         1.77 |
| 34      | West Bengal              | 25,413           | 5,280             | 75,974           | 1,06,667                             | 1,56,64,579                 |         0.68 |
|         | Grand Total              | 8,01,903         | 1,56,968          | 34,19,812        | 43,78,683                            | 35,99,80,416                |         1.22 |