Lok Sabha Question No. 1865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: EVs purchased under FAME India Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: B. Y. Raghavendra, Umesh G. Jadhav, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1865

ANSWERED ON 01.08.2023

## EVs PURCHASED UNDER FAME INDIA SCHEME

1865.  SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA: SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA: DR. UMESH G. JADHAV: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

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

- (a) the details and the number of Electric Vehicles (EVs) purchased in the country by way of concession provided under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) scheme, State, category and model-wise;
- (b) the  amount  provided  under  the  FAME  India  scheme  as  incentive/concession  for  the purchase of vehicles, year and State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  adoption  of  EVs  is  mostly  by  urban  centres  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the percentage of EVs purchased in urban centres; and
- (d) the  number of EV manufacturers who have availed the concession/incentive under the Scheme?

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

(a) & (b): Sir, the Ministry of Heavy Industries formulated Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II (FAME India Phase II) Scheme for a period of five years commencing from 1 st  April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crore. This phase mainly focuses on supporting electrification of public & shared transportation, and aims to support through demand incentive 7090 eBuses, 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 under the Scheme.

Under phase-II of FAME India Scheme, 8,47,578 no. of electric vehicles amounting to Rs. 4157.00 Cr. (approx..) have been sold by the electric vehicle manufactures to consumers as on 28.07.2023  (as  per  http://fame2.heavyindustries.gov.in/dashboard.aspx  ).  The  details  of  sold electric vehicles category wise are as under:

| Sl. No.   | Wheeler Type   | Total No. of Vehicle   |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------|
| 1.        | 2 wheeler      | 7,53,140               |
| 2.        | 3 wheeler      | 85,168                 |
| 3.        | 4 wheeler      | 9,270                  |
| Total     | Total          | 8,47,578               |

Further,  MHI  sanctioned  6315  electric  buses  to  65  cities/STUs/State  Govt.  entities  for intracity operations.

(c): Sir, as per the e-vahan portal (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways), the detailed list of electric vehicles on roads, State/UT-wise is at ANNEXURE.

(d): Sir, under FAME-India Scheme phase-II, no incentive is given to EV manufacturers. The incentive/  concession  is  provided  to  consumers  (buyers/end  users)  in  the  form  of  an  upfront reduced purchase price of hybrid and electric vehicles to enable wider adoption, which will be reimbursed to the OEM (EV manufacturers) by Government of India.

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The Details of on road electric vehicles as on 14.07.2023 per Vahan4

| Sl. No      | State name              | Till date State wise - total vehicle registered as Electric   |
|-------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1           | Andaman &Nicobar Island | 186                                                           |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh          | 66,500                                                        |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh       | 25                                                            |
| 4           | Assam                   | 1,16,605                                                      |
| 5           | Bihar                   | 1,55,457                                                      |
| 6           | Chandigarh              | 7,628                                                         |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh            | 52,813                                                        |
| 8           | Delhi                   | 2,29,305                                                      |
| 9           | Goa                     | 12,139                                                        |
| 10          | Gujarat                 | 1,34,273                                                      |
| 11          | Haryana                 | 67,812                                                        |
| 12          | Himachal Pradesh        | 2,362                                                         |
| 13          | Jammu and Kashmir       | 10,225                                                        |
| 14          | Jharkhand               | 35,331                                                        |
| 15          | Karnataka               | 2,39,948                                                      |
| 16          | Kerala                  | 94,346                                                        |
| 17          | Ladakh                  | 65                                                            |
| 18          | Madhya Pradesh          | 92,388                                                        |
| 19          | Maharashtra             | 2,96,885                                                      |
| 20          | Manipur                 | 1,198                                                         |
| 21          | Meghalaya               | 129                                                           |
| 22          | Mizoram                 | 114                                                           |
| 23          | Nagaland                | 60                                                            |
| 24          | Odisha                  | 60,097                                                        |
| 25          | Puducherry              | 4,421                                                         |
| 26          | Punjab                  | 34,162                                                        |
| 27          | Rajasthan               | 1,75,595                                                      |
| 28          | Sikkim                  | 20                                                            |
| 29          | Tamil Nadu              | 1,67,216                                                      |
| 30          | Tripura                 | 14,379                                                        |
| 31          | UT of DNH and DD        | 345                                                           |
| 32          | Uttarakhand             | 48,250                                                        |
| 33          | Uttar Pradesh           | 5,56,629                                                      |
| 34          | West Bengal             | 67,111                                                        |
| Grand Total | Grand Total             | 27,44,019                                                     |

Note: 1- The details given are for digitized vehicle records as per centralized Vahan 4.

2 - Data for Telangana and Lakshadweep has not been provided as they are not in centralized Vahan 4."

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