Lok Sabha Question No. 222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Growing Demand for Electric Vehicles
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Pratap Chandra Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.222

## ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023

## GROWING DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

## 222.   SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH: SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  growing  demand  for  Electric  Vehicles (EVs) in the segment of two/three-wheelers;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  projections  made  in  this  regard  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  charging  infrastructure  in  the  country  is  in  sync  with  the  growing sales of EVs; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the  progress  made  with  regard  to  the  expansion  of  the charging network during the Financial Years 2020-21 and 2021-22, State/UT-wise?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) : Yes, Sir.  As per e-vahan4 portal of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH),  there are 20,40,624 electric vehicles registered in the country as on 31.01.2023.  The  data  of  Electric  Vehicle  in  the  segment  of  two  and  three-wheeler category for last five years is placed at Annexure-A.
- (c) & (d) : Government  of  India  has  taken  several  initiatives  to  promote  electricity mobility including Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles.  To increase the number of the charging stations across the country following steps have been taken:
- i. Ministry  of  Power  has  issued  clarification  that  the  charging  of  batteries  of electric vehicles through charging station does not require any license.
- ii. Central  Electricity  Authority  (CEA)  has  issued  amendments  in  the  regulations regarding  Technical  Standards  pertaining  to  Grid  Connectivity  and  Safety  of supply for Charging Stations.
- iii. Revised  consolidated  Guidelines  &  Standards  for  charging  infrastructure  have been issued by the Ministry of Power on 14.01.2022 (amended on 07.11.2022) to accelerate the E-Mobility transition in the country.
- iv. Bureau  of  Energy  Efficiency  (BEE)  has  been  selected  as  the  Central  Nodal Agency  to  take  various  initiatives  for  promotion  of  Charging  Infrastructure  for Electric Vehicles.
- v. Ministry of Power along with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Ministry of  Heavy  Industries  and  NITI  Aayog  has  launched  a  nationwide  'Go  Electric' Campaign on 19.02.2021 to educate the general public on the benefits of electric vehicles.
- vi. Action  plans  for  9  major  cities  have  been  prepared  by  Bureau  of  Energy Efficiency  (BEE)  for  installation  of  Public  Charging  Stations.  As  per  the  initial estimates, a total of 46,397 Public Charging Stations (PCS) are being targeted in these cities by 2030.
- vii. All the central Ministries and state Governments have been requested to join the Government of India's initiative on transformative mobility and to convert their fleet of official vehicles from  present  Petrol/Diesel Vehicles  with  Electric Vehicles.
- viii. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has issued amendments in Model Building By-Laws and Urban and Regional Development Plans, Formulation and Implementation Guidelines regarding Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles.

As per data available with Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), 5254 Public Charging Stations (PCS) are currently operational in the country. Details of State/UT wise operational  public  EV  charging  stations  are  placed  at  Annexure-B.  Details  of  State/UT wise public EV charging stations added during FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22 are placed at Annexure-C.

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ANNEXURE-A ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 222 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.02.2023 **************

| Year                  |   e-2W |   e-3W |
|-----------------------|--------|--------|
| 2018                  |  16943 | 108351 |
| 2019                  |  30063 | 131453 |
| 2020                  |  28936 |  88239 |
| 2021                  | 155422 | 153718 |
| 2022                  | 628670 | 338608 |
| 2023(till 30-01-2023) |  57447 |  30022 |
| Grand Total           | 917481 | 850391 |

Disclaimer:

1. Andhra  Pradesh  and  Madhya  Pradesh  are  in  the  process  of  migrating  to Vahan and the data shown above is only partial, as available in Vahan DB.
2. Further,  Telangana  and  Lakshadweep  data  are  not  available  in  Online Vahan DB and hence not provided.

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## ANNEXURE-B

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 222 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.02.2023

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## State/UT-wise operational Public EV Charging Stations (PCS)

| Sl. No.   | State Name                                                |   No. of PCS |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar                                         |            3 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                                            |          222 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                                         |            9 |
| 4         | Assam                                                     |           48 |
| 5         | Bihar                                                     |           83 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                                                |            6 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                                              |           46 |
| 8         | Delhi                                                     |          539 |
| 9         | Goa                                                       |           44 |
| 10        | Gujarat                                                   |          170 |
| 11        | Haryana                                                   |          230 |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh                                          |           27 |
| 13        | Jammu & Kashmir                                           |           24 |
| 14        | Jharkhand                                                 |           60 |
| 15        | Karnataka                                                 |          704 |
| 16        | Kerala                                                    |          192 |
| 17        | Lakshadweep                                               |            1 |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh                                            |          174 |
| 19        | Maharashtra                                               |          660 |
| 20        | Manipur                                                   |           16 |
| 21        | Meghalaya                                                 |           19 |
| 22        | Nagaland                                                  |            6 |
| 23        | Odisha                                                    |          117 |
| 24        | Puducherry                                                |            4 |
| 25        | Punjab                                                    |          126 |
| 26        | Rajasthan                                                 |          254 |
| 27        | Sikkim                                                    |            1 |
| 28 Tamil  | Nadu                                                      |          442 |
| 29        | Telangana                                                 |          365 |
| 30        | Tripura                                                   |           18 |
| 31        | UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |            1 |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh                                             |          406 |
| 33        | Uttarakhand                                               |           48 |
| 34 West   | Bengal                                                    |          189 |
| Total     | Total                                                     |         5254 |

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ANNEXURE-C

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 222 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.02.2023 **************

## State/UT-wise Public EV Charging Stations (PCS) added in FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22

| Sl. No. State Name   | PCS in FY 2020-21   |   PCS in FY 2021-22 |
|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh     | 3                   |                  71 |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh  | 2                   |                   2 |
| 3 Assam              | 7                   |                   7 |
| 4 Bihar              | 4                   |                   4 |
| 5 Chandigarh         | 2                   |                   4 |
| 6 Chhattisgarh       | -                   |                   4 |
| 7 Delhi              | 38                  |                 305 |
| 8 Goa                | 6                   |                   8 |
| 9 Gujarat            | 9                   |                  27 |
| 10 Haryana           | 35                  |                  46 |
| 11 Himachal Pradesh  | 5                   |                   7 |
| 12 Jharkhand         | 4                   |                   7 |
| 13 Karnataka         | 33                  |                 137 |
| 14 Kerala            | 14                  |                  69 |
| 15 Madhya Pradesh    | 9                   |                  27 |
| 16 Maharashtra       | 19                  |                 438 |
| 17 Manipur           | 1                   |                   1 |
| 18 Meghalaya         | 1                   |                  12 |
| 19 Nagaland          | 2                   |                   2 |
| 20 Puducherry        | -                   |                   1 |
| 21 Punjab            | 8                   |                   9 |
| 22 Rajasthan         | 27                  |                  26 |
| 23 Tamil Nadu        | 20                  |                 228 |
| 24 Telangana         | 35                  |                 153 |
| 25 Tripura           | 2                   |                   2 |
| 26 Uttar Pradesh     | 24                  |                 105 |
| 27 Uttarakhand       | 4                   |                  18 |
| 28 West Bengal       | 2                   |                  22 |
| Total                | 316                 |                1742 |

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