Lok Sabha Question No. 113 (STARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Execution of FAME India Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Y S Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 113

ANSWERED ON 11.02.2025

## EXECUTION OF FAME INDIA SCHEME

## *113.   SHRI Y S AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details/specifics  regarding  the  execution  and  consequences of the  Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid&) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme, highlighting the precise incentives offered to buyers and the expansion in the adoption of electric vehicles in the country since its inception;
- (b) the total budget assigned to the FAME India initiative since its commencement in 2015;and
- (c) the initiatives implemented and present status to foster the infrastructure essential for electric vehicles, including charging stations, as part of the FAME India initiative?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SH. H.D. KUMARASWAMY)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  113  FOR  11.02.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  Y  S  AVINASH REDDY REGARDING 'EXECUTION OF FAME INDIA SCHEME'

(a) to (c): The requisite detail of FAME-I and FAME-II Schemes are as follows: FAME I scheme: The  Phase  I  of  the  'Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Electric (&Hybrid) Vehicles in India' (FAME India) was implemented by Govt. of India from 1 st April, 2015 to 31 st March, 2019 with an outlay of ₹ 895 crore.  The details regarding incentives offered to buyers, expansion in adoption of EVs including charging infrastructure are given in Annexure I .

FAME II scheme: The second phase of FAME India scheme was implemented for a period of 5 years i.e. 1 st April,  2019 till 31 st March, 2024 with an outlay of ₹ 11,500 crore. The details regarding  incentives  offered  to  buyers,  expansion  in  adoption  of  EVs  including  charging infrastructure are given in Annexure II .

## Charging infrastructure

Both phases of the FAME India scheme support the creation of charging infrastructure. Under Phase I, approximately 520 charging stations were sanctioned with an amount ₹ 43 crore. Under Phase II, a total of 10,985 EVPCS are to be installed under the scheme with an outlay of ₹ 912.5 crore.  Out of these, 10,585 are being set up by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and remaining 400 are being set up by other entities.

As on 31.1.2025, the OMCs have installed 4,523 EV PCS.

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  113  FOR  11.02.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  Y  S  AVINASH REDDY REGARDING 'EXECUTION OF FAME INDIA SCHEME'

1. The level of incentives under FAME-I for various categories of vehicles is given below :
2. Physical progress under FAME-I is given below:
3. The head-wise utilization of funds under FAME-I is given below:
4.  Pilot  projects  worth  about  Rs.158  crore  were  sanctioned  for  the  technology  development projects  like  establishment  of  testing  Infrastructure,  setting  up  of  'Centre  of  Excellence'  for Advanced Research in electrified transportation, Battery Engineering etc. in various organisations /institutions.  Further, Rs. 64 crores were spent on development of technology platform.

Table 1 : Level of Incentives in FAME-I

|   Sl. No. | Vehicle Segment             | Incentive Under FAME I (Rs.)          |
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|         1 | High Speed 2W               | Motor-Cycle - 29,000 Scooter - 22,000 |
|         2 | Low Speed 2W                | Motor-Cycle - 23,000 Scooter - 17,000 |
|         3 | 2W Electric Cycle (EPAC)    | -                                     |
|         4 | High Speed 3W/ Low speed 3W | 61,000 / 45,000                       |
|         5 | 4W Passengers Cars          | 1,24,000 / 1,38,000                   |
|         6 | LCV                         | 1,87,000                              |
|         7 | Bus                         | 1,00,00,000 / 85,00,000               |
|         8 | Strong Hybrid 4W/LCV        | 70,000                                |
|         9 | Plug in Hybrid 2W           | 15,600                                |
|        10 | Plug in Hybrid 4W/LCV       | 1,18,000                              |

Table 2 : Physical progress under FAME-I Scheme (till December, 2018)

| Segment   | No. of EVs Supported   |
|-----------|------------------------|
| 2W        | 1,51,648               |
| 3W        | 786                    |
| 4W        | 1,02,446               |
| e-bus     | 425                    |
| Total     | 2,55,305               |

Table 3 : Head wise utilization of funds allocated under FAME-I

| Description of items                    |   Total |
|-----------------------------------------|---------|
| Technology Platform                     |      64 |
| Demand Incentive                        |     307 |
| Pilot Projects                          |     158 |
| Total for above                         |     529 |
| FAME-I Liability Transferred to FAME-II |     366 |
| Total                                   |     895 |

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  113  FOR  11.02.2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  Y  S  AVINASH REDDY REGARDING 'EXECUTION OF FAME INDIA SCHEME'

Table 1: No. of EVs supported and level of incentives

| S. No.   | Vehicle segment      | No. of Vehicles supported   | Maximum ex- factory price to avail incentive   | Approx size of battery (in kWh)   | Incentive per vehicle* (Rs./ kWh)   | Upper cap on incentive*                                    |
|----------|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | e-2W                 | 14,31,837                   | Rs. 1.5 Lakh                                   | 2 to 4                            | 10,000                              | 15% of ex-factory price                                    |
| 2        | e-3W                 | 1,64,908                    | Rs. 5 Lakh                                     | 5 to 10                           | 10,000                              | 20% of ex-factory price                                    |
| 3        | e- 4W pass cars      | 22,665                      | Rs. 15 Lakh                                    | 15 to 25                          | 10,000                              | 20% of ex-factory price                                    |
| 4        | 4W strong hybrid car | 22,665                      | Rs. 15 Lakh                                    | 0.5 to 2                          | 10,000                              |                                                            |
| 5        | e-Buses              | 6,862                       | Rs. 2 Crore                                    | 175 to 300                        | 20,000                              | Rs 35 lacs (8m) Rs 45 lacs (10m) Rs 55 lacs (12m)          |
| 6        | EV PCS               | 10,985                      | -                                              |                                   |                                     | 80% of upstream cost and 70% of cost of charging equipment |
|          | Total (EVs)          | 16,26,272                   |                                                |                                   |                                     |                                                            |

Table 2: Physical and financial progress of FAME II as on 31/01/2025

| Category           | No. of EVs supported                | Allocation (Rs crore)   | Expenditure (Rs crore)                |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| e-2w               | 14,31,837                           | 5,311                   | 4,922                                 |
| e-3W               | 1,64,908                            | 987                     | 1,110                                 |
| e-4W               | 22,665                              | 750                     | 538                                   |
| e-Buses            | Sanctioned - 6,862 Rolled out 5,135 | 3,209                   | Sanctioned - 3,009 Amount spent:1,325 |
| EVPCs              | 10,985                              | 839                     | 633                                   |
| Admin              | -                                   | 38                      | 22                                    |
| Liability of FAME1 | -                                   | 366                     | 366                                   |
| Total              | 16,26,272                           | 11,500                  | 10,601                                |

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