India Established 7,432 EV Charging Stations Under FAME II: Minister

Gov Established 7,432 EV Charging Stations Under FAME II: Minister

Minister of State For Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar, in a written reply before the Parliament, shared details on the amount given to the Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturers under Faster Adoption and Manufacturing (FAME-II) for Hybrid Electric Vehicles. 

“Rs. 5790 crores were given to electric vehicle manufacturers on sale of 13,41,459 EV under Phase II of the of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing (FAME) of Hybrid Electric Vehicles. He mentioned, “Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has sanctioned 2,877 electric vehicle charging stations in 68 cities across 25 States/UTs. Out of these charging stations, 148 Electric Vehicle charging stations are constructed and operational,” the minister said before the Rajya Sabha. 

The minister also shared, “The Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned Rs. 800 Cr. as capital subsidy to the three Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) for the establishment of 7,432 electric vehicle public charging stations.”

The minister mentioned, “Under phase-II of FAME India Scheme, subsidy amounting to Rs. 5790 crores have been given to electric vehicle manufacturers on sale of 13,41,459 number of electric vehicles as on 31.01.2024 (as per details given for electric vehicles claimed on FAME-II Portal as on 31.01.2024).”

Further, the minister elaborated, “The MHI has sanctioned 6,862 electric buses to various cities/STUs/State Govt. entities for intracity operations. Out of 6,862 e-buses, 3487 e-buses have been supplied to STUs as on 29.11.2023.”

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), in its gazette notification, announced an extension of the tenure of the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for Automobile and Auto Components by one year. This decision was made after receiving the approval of the Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS). Auto manufacturing remains the core of India’s manufacturing base, accounting by some estimates for over 40% of total manufacturing-linked jobs in the country.

In pursuance of the approval of EGoS, the Ministry of Heavy Industries made partial amendments to the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the Automobile and Auto Component Industry and the Guidelines of the Scheme. Effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette, these amendments aim to provide clarity and flexibility to the scheme, the ministry said in a statement.