Lok Sabha Question No. 477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: National Electric Mobility Mission Plan
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha, Kotagiri Sridhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 477

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2024

## NATIONAL ELECTRIC MOBILITY MISSION PLAN

## 477. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA: SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

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

- (a)  the  status  of  implementation  of  the  National  Electric  Mobility  Mission  Plan  across  the country;
- (b)  the  details  of  Government  incentives  and  policies  to  encourage  Electric  Vehicle  (EV) adoption and manufacturing; and
- (c) the progress in developing necessary infrastructure for EVs, such as nation-wide charging stations?

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

- (a): The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 is a National Mission document providing the vision and the roadmap for the faster adoption of electric vehicles and their manufacturing in the country.  This plan was designed to enhance national fuel security, to  provide  affordable  and  environmentally  friendly  transportation  and  to  enable  the  Indian automotive industry to achieve global manufacturing leadership.

As part of the NEMMP 2020, the Ministry of Heavy Industries formulated a Scheme namely; Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in 2015 to promote adoption of electric/ hybrid vehicles (xEVs) in India.  The Phase-I of the scheme was available up to 31 st March, 2019 with budget outlay of Rs. 895 Cr. At present, Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of five years commencing from 1 st April, 2019 with an outlay of Rs. 10,000 Crore which further enhanced to Rs. 11,500 Crore.

- (b): Sir, in order to encourage electric vehicles (EV) adoption and manufacturing of 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 5  years w.e.f. 01 st April,  2019  with  an  outlay  of  Rs.  10,000  Crore  which further enhanced to Rs. 11,500 Crore.
- 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.
- iv. Further, Ministry of Power has taken several initiatives to accelerate deployment of public  Electric  Vehicle  (EV)  charging  infrastructure  in  the  country.  Details  of  the initiatives are as follows:
- a) Guidelines  &  Standards  for  Charging  Infrastructure  for  Electric  vehicles  issued  in January, 2022 which has been amended on November, 2022 and April, 2023.
- b) Green Energy Open Access Rules 2022 has been notified with the objective to further accelerate renewable energy adoption, ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and green energy for all.
- c) Ministry of Power also Launched 'GO ELECTRIC' Campaign in February, 2021, to create awareness on the benefits of Electric Vehicles (EV), EV Charging Infrastructure and electric cooking in India.

(c): Sir, Ministry of Heavy Industries has also sanctioned Rs. 800 Cr. as capital subsidy to the three Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) for establishment of 7,432 electric vehicle public charging stations.

Further, as per the information received from Ministry of Power, 12,146 nos. of public EV charging stations are operational across the country, as on 02.02.2024.  The details of state wise operational public EV charging stations are at ANNEXURE.

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ANNEXURE State wise operational public EV charging stations as on 02.02.2024

| S. No.    | State Name        | No. of Operational PCS   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar  | 3                        |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 327                      |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 9                        |
| 4         | Assam             | 86                       |
| 5         | Bihar             | 124                      |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 12                       |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 149                      |
| 8         | D&D and DNH       | 1                        |
| 9         | Delhi             | 1886                     |
| 10        | Goa               | 113                      |
| 11        | Gujarat           | 476                      |
| 12        | Haryana           | 377                      |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh  | 44                       |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 47                       |
| 15        | Jharkhand         | 135                      |
| 16        | Karnataka         | 1041                     |
| 17        | Kerala            | 852                      |
| 18        | Lakshadweep       | 1                        |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh    | 341                      |
| 20        | Maharashtra       | 3079                     |
| 21        | Manipur           | 17                       |
| 22        | Meghalaya         | 21                       |
| 23        | Nagaland          | 6                        |
| 24        | Odisha            | 198                      |
| 25        | Pondicherry       | 23                       |
| 26        | Punjab            | 158                      |
| 27        | Rajasthan         | 500                      |
| 28        | Sikkim            | 2                        |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu        | 643                      |
| 30        | Telangana         | 481                      |
| 31        | Tripura           | 18                       |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh     | 582                      |
| 33        | Uttarakhand       | 76                       |
| 34        | West Bengal       | 318                      |
| Total PCS | Total PCS         | 12,146                   |

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