Features of the faster adoption and manufacturing of hybrid and electric vehicles in india

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1939

SHRI NIHAL CHAND
SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES भारी उद्योग एवं ऱोक उद्यम मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a) the salient features of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India(FAME India) scheme;

(b) whether the Government has given approval to set up electric charging stations in the country under FAME India II and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government is contemplating to setup electric charging station in Rajasthan, if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be setup;

(d) whether the Government has identified the locations for the purpose and if so, the details thereof, district-wise;

(e) whether the Government has fixed any target in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and

(f) whether the Government has made any provision for the Scheduled Caste people in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

(a) Government approved Phase-I of FAME India Scheme in March, 2015 for a period of 2 years w.e.f 1st April, 2015 to promote adoption of Electrical Vehicles with an aim to reduce dependency on fossil fuel and to address issues of vehicular emissions. The Phase-I of the Scheme was extended from time to time and the last extension was allowed till 31st March, 2019. Based on outcome and experience gained during the Phase-I of FAME India Scheme and after having consultations with all stakeholders including Industry and Industry Associations, the Government notified Phase-II of FAME India Scheme on 8th March, 2019, which is for a period of three years commencing from 1st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crore. This phase will mainly focus on supporting electrification of public & shared transportation, and aims to support through incentive about 7000 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 will also be supported under the Scheme.

(b) to (f) Yes, Sir. The FAME-India Scheme Phase-II envisages support for setting up of adequate public charging infrastructure to instill confidence among EV users, through active participation and involvement of various stakeholders including Government agencies, industries and Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs). A budget provision of Rs. 1000 Crore for a period of 3 years [2019-20 to 2021-22] has been earmarked for establishment of charging infrastructure under this Phase of FAME Scheme. Department of Heavy Industry  had invited the Expression of Interest (EoI) from million-plus cities, smart cities, State/UT capitals and cities from special category states for submission of proposal for availing incentives under FAME India Scheme Phase II for deployment of EV charging infrastructure within Cities. In response to the proposals received under this EoI, Department of Heavy Industry has sanctioned 2,636 Electric Vehicles (EVs) Charging Stations amounting to Rs 500 Crore (Approx.) in 62 cities across 24 States/UTs under FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India) scheme phase II as per details annexed at ANNEXURE-I.

Sr. No.	Name of State	Name of City	State Total
1	Andhra Pradesh	Vijaywada	266
2		Vishakhapatnam
3		Tirupati
4		Kakinada
5	Assam	Jorhat	20
6		Guwahati
7	Bihar	Patna	37
8	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	70
9	Chattishgarh	Raipur	25
10	Delhi	Delhi	72
11	Gujarat	Ahmedabad	228
12		Vadodara
13		Gandhi Nagar
14	Haryana	Gurugram	50
15		Karnal
16		Sonipat
17	Himanchal Pradesh	Dharamshala	10
18	Karnataka	Bengaluru	172
19		Gulbarga
20		Mangalore
21	Kerala	Kochi	131
22		Thrissur
23		Kannur
24		Kozhikode
25	Maharashtra	Mumbai	317
26		Nashik
27		Nagpur
28		Thane
29	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	159
30		Indore
31		Jabalpur
32	Meghalaya	Shilling	40
33	Odisha	Bhubaneshwar	18
34	Puducherry	Pondicherry	10
35	Rajasthan	Jaipur	205
36		Jodhpur
37		Kota
38		Udaipur
39		Ajmer
40	Sikkim	Gangtok	29
41	Srinagar	Srinagar	25
42	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	256
43		Coimbatore
44		Madurai
45		Vellore
46		Salem
47		Thanjavur
48		Erode

49	Telangana	Hyderabad	138
50		Warangal
51		Karimnagar
52	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	207
53		Varanasi
54		Allahabad
55		Kanpur
56		Noida
57		Aligarh
58		Saharanpur
59		Bareilly
60		Jhansi
61	Uttarakhand	Dehradun	10
62	West Bengal	Kolkata	141
Total			2636

Source : Lok Sabha