Lok Sabha Question No. 3283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: EV Adoption and Charging Infrastructure
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Abhishek Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3283 ANSWERED ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2025

## EV ADOPTION AND CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE

3283. SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  the  data  on  the  growth  of  Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption across the country during the last three fiscal years,  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  with  a  breakdown  by  vehicle  type, State and user demographics;
- (b) the manner in which these figures compare with the targets set in the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan;
- (c) the progress made during the current fiscal year in expanding the national  network  of  EV  charging  stations  along  with  the  number  of new  installations, their geographic distribution categorization by public versus private setups and charging capacity; and
- (d) the measures being implemented to address challenges in the EV ecosystem and the manner in which the Government is incentivizing private sector participation to accelerate these efforts?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  As  per  information  available  on  centralised  VAHAN  portal,  the details of the Electric Vehicles (EVs) are as under:
- (b)      No  targets  have  been provided under National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP).
- (c)  As  on  17th  March,  2025,  a  total  of  26,367  Public  EV  Charging Stations are deployed across the country. 10,019 Public EV Charging Stations  have  been  deployed  during  fiscal  year  2024-25  across  the country.
- (d)  Government  in  Ministry  of  Power  has  issued  "Guidelines  for Installation and Operation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure2024",  dated  17th  September,  2024,  which  outlines  standards  and protocols to create connected & interoperable EV charging infrastructure network. The broad suggestions given in the guidelines to  incentivize  private  participation  in  setting  up  of  EV  Charging Stations are as follows:
- (i)  DISCOMs  to  provide  electricity  connections  up  to  150  kW  with expedited timelines and clear Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to charging stations.
- (ii)  Public  land  offered  to  Government/Public  entity  on  a  revenuesharing model at Rs. 1.0 / kWh for 10 years; and public land allocation to private entities via bidding with the same floor price (i.e. Rs. 1.0 / kWh).
- (iii)  Public  tendering  involving  government  land  for  setting  up  of charging station shall be technology agnostic.
- (iv) State Governments to ensure necessary permissions for round the clock operations.
- (v)  Provision  of  a  single-part  tariff  capped  at  Average  Cost  of  Supply (ACoS) till 31st March, 2028, with a 30% discount during solar hours and a 30% surcharge during non-solar hours.

| Financial Year   | Total number of vehicles as registered in Vahan portal Number of Electric Vehicles as registered in Vahan portal Percentage of EVs   | Total number of vehicles as registered in Vahan portal Number of Electric Vehicles as registered in Vahan portal Percentage of EVs   | Total number of vehicles as registered in Vahan portal Number of Electric Vehicles as registered in Vahan portal Percentage of EVs   |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22          | 1,84,44,730                                                                                                                          | 4,60,759                                                                                                                             | 2.50%                                                                                                                                |
| 2022-23          | 2,23,31,363                                                                                                                          | 11,85,645                                                                                                                            | 5.31%                                                                                                                                |
| 2023-24          | 2,46,37,641                                                                                                                          | 16,82,959                                                                                                                            | 6.83%                                                                                                                                |

In addition, Government in Ministry of Heavy Industries has implemented the following schemes on pan-India basis to strengthen Electric  Vehicle  (EV)  ecosystem  and  accelerate  adoption  of  electric vehicle in the country.

- i.        PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme: This scheme with an outlay of Rs.10,900 crore was notified on 29th September 2024. It is a two-year scheme ending on 31st March, 2026, which aims to support electric vehicles including e-2W,  e-3W,  e-Trucks,  e-buses,  e-Ambulances,  EV  public  charging stations and upgradation of testing agencies. Further, the PM E-DRIVE Scheme envisages support of ₹2,000 Crore for setting up of adequate public charging infrastructure for various categories of electric vehicles.
- ii.        Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for  Automobile  and Auto Component Industry in India (PLI-Auto): The Government approved  this  scheme  on  23rd  September,  2021  for  Automobile  and Auto Component Industry for enhancing  manufacturing capabilities for Advanced  Automotive  Technology  (AAT)  products  with  a  budgetary outlay of ₹25,938 Crore. The scheme proposes financial incentives to boost  domestic  manufacturing  of  AAT  products  with  minimum  50% Domestic Value Addition (DVA) and attract investments in the automotive manufacturing value chain.
- iii.      PLI Scheme for National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage : The Government on 12th May, 2021 approved PLI Scheme for manufacturing of Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) in the country with a budgetary outlay of Rs.18,100 crore. The scheme aims to establish a competitive domestic manufacturing ecosystem for 50 GWh of ACC batteries.

iv.       PM  e-Bus  Sewa-Payment  Security  Mechanism  (PSM)  Scheme: This Scheme  notified  on  28th  October,  2024,  has  an  outlay  of Rs.3,435.33 crore and aims to support deployment of more than 38,000 electric buses. The objective of scheme is to provide payment security to  e-bus  operators  in  case  of  default  by  Public  Transport  Authorities

(PTAs). v.        Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Manufacturing  of  Electric  Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI) was notified on 15th March 2024 to promote the manufacturing of electric cars in India. This requires applicants to invest a minimum of Rs.4150 Crore and to achieve a minimum DVA of 25% at the end of the third year and DVA of 50% at the end of the fifth year. 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. Battery-operated vehicles will be given green license plates and be exempted from permit requirements. iii.         Notification has been issued advising States to waive road tax on EVs, which in turn will help reduce the initial cost of EVs. iv. Besides this,  State Governments are also providing incentive on purchase of EVs.

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