Lok Sabha Question No. 1511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Installation of EV Charging Stations
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Darshan Singh Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1511

ANSWERED ON 09.12.2025

## INSTALLATION OF EV CHARGING STATIONS

## †1511. SHRI DARSHAN SINGH CHOUDHARY:

## Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) the details of institutions that are eligible to set up, operate and maintain Electric Vehicle(EV) charging stations;

- (b)  the  financial  assistance,  subsidy  provisions  and  total  budgetary  allocations  made  under  this scheme;
- (c) the names of cities, towns and highways selected to install such charging stations and particularly the metros, smart cities, cities and State capitals; and
- (d) the details of mechanisms put in place to coordinate and effectively implement the installation and maintenance of charging stations?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)

(a) & (b): The  Ministry  of  Power  has  issued  'Guidelines  for  installation  and  operation  of  Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure 2024' on 17.09.2024 which outline the standards and protocols to create connected  and  interoperable  EV  charging  infrastructure  network  including  Battery  Swapping  /Charging Stations.

Setting  up  of  EV  charging  stations  (EVCS)  is  an  unlicensed  activity  and  any  institution/entity including manufacturers of EVs/ EV chargers and private entities are free to setup, operate and maintain EVCS across India.

An allocation of Rs.2,000 crore has been made under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme, being implemented by the Ministry of Heavy Industries for setting up of public EVCS/ charging infrastructure on pan India basis including cities and highways.

The entities eligible to receive subsidy funding and submit proposals for EV public charging stations (EVPCS)  under  PM  E-DRIVE  scheme  are  GoI  Ministries,  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs)/ Autonomous bodies under GoI Ministries, States/Union Territories, and their PSUs. These entities appoint Nodal Agencies to aggregate demand and oversee implementation.

The  PM  E-DRIVE  Scheme  provides  capital  subsidies  for  upstream  infrastructure  and  EVSE (charging equipment) based on location category:

| Category   | Locations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | %Subsidy                                         |
|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| A          | State / Central Govt. Premises - Govt. offices, Govt. residential complexes, Govt. hospitals, Govt. educational institutes, CPSEs or any other Govt. establishments. (said chargers to be available to any private individual for charging their EVs without any restrictions, i.e. free public access) | 100% on Upstream Infrastructure and 100% on EVSE |

| Category   | Locations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | %Subsidy                                       |
|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| B          | Locations in cities and along highways which are owned / controlled / managed by State / Central Govt. or their public sector undertakings e.g. Railway stations, airports (operated & maintained by Airports Authority of India), retail outlets of public sector OMCs, bus stations operated by STUs, metro stations, municipal parking lots, public sector ports and NHAI / State Govt. controlled / managed toll plazas & way-side amenities on highways / expressways. | 80% on Upstream Infrastructure and 70% on EVSE |
| C          | All other locations not included in categoriesA&B, e.g. Cities - Streets, shopping malls, market complexes etc. Highways/Expressways                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 80% on Upstream Infrastructure                 |
| D          | Battery Swapping Stations (BSS) / Battery Charging Stations (BCS) deployed at any location                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 80% on Upstream Infrastructure                 |

The costs for upstream infrastructure and EVSE is based on benchmarks provided by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under Ministry of Power.

(c) & (d): The mechanisms put in place to coordinate and effectively implement the installation and maintenance of EV charging stations have been issued by the Ministry of Heavy Industries on 26 th September, 2025 in the 'Operational Guidelines for Deployment of EV Public Charging Stations (EV PCS) under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme'.

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