Lok Sabha Question No. 1529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Original Equipment Makers
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1529 ANSWERED ON 12.12.2023

## ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MAKERS

## 1529. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) the steps that are being taken by the Government to transform country into a global supplier base for global Original Equipment Makers (OEMs);
- (b) whether the FAME-II Scheme was notified for five years and has a deadline of 31 st  March 2024 to complete its targets of supporting 15.62 lakh electric vehicles; and
- (c) if so, the details and the current status of the scheme along with the accomplishments of the scheme so far?

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

- (a): Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has taken following steps to transfer country into a global supplier base for global Original Equipment Makers (OEMs):
- i. The Government on 12 th May 2021 approved Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, 'National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cells (ACC) Battery Storage' in order to promote manufacturing in the country.  The budgetary outlay of the scheme is Rs. 18,100 crores.    The  scheme  envisages  to  establish  a  cumulative  ACC  battery  manufacturing capacity of 50 GWh. The details of the scheme may be seen at https://heavyindustries.gov.in/pli-scheme-for-national-programme-on-advancedchemistry-cell-acc-battery-storage.
- ii. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and Auto Component Industry with  a  budgetary  outlay  of  Rs.  25,938  crore  provides  financial  incentives  to  boost domestic manufacturing of Advance Automotive Technologies (AAT) products (including electric vehicles and their components).  The details of the scheme may be seen at https://heavyindustries.gov.in/pli-scheme-automobile-and-auto-component-industry.
- (b) & (c): Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) notified Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II (FAME India Phase II) Scheme for a period of five years starting from 01 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  e-buses,  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, subsidy amounting to Rs. 5283 crore has been given  to  electric  vehicle  manufacturers  on  sale  of  11,75,888  no.  of  electric  vehicles  as  on 08.12.2023.  The details of electric vehicles incentivised category wise are as under:

| Sl. No.   | Wheeler Type   | Total No. of Vehicle   |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------|
| 1.        | 2 wheeler      | 10,38,724              |
| 2.        | 3 wheeler      | 1,22,345               |
| 3.        | 4 wheeler      | 14,819                 |
| Total     | Total          | 11,75,888              |

Further, MHI sanctioned 6862 electric buses to various cities/STUs/State Govt. entities for intra-city operations. Out of 6862 e-buses, 3487 e-buses have been supplied to STUs as on date i.e. 29 th November, 2023 with grants of Rs. 1248 Cr. released by MHI.

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.

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