Steps taken by the Government to promote charging infrastructure for EVs

Ministry of Heavy Industries

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Steps taken by the Government to promote charging infrastructure for EVs

Posted On: 13 DEC 2022 2:58PM by PIB Delhi

Under phase-II of FAME-India Scheme, Rs. 1000 Cr. is allocated for the development of charging infrastructure.  The Ministry has sanctioned 2,877 electric vehicle charging stations in 68 cities across 25 states/UTs.  Further, 1576 charging stations across 9 Expressways and 16 Highways under phase-II of FAME India Scheme has also been sanctioned.  The state-wise details of charging stations as sanctioned under phase-II of FAME India Scheme are attached at ANNEXURE-I.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries had sanctioned 520 Charging Stations for developing charging Infrastructure under Phase-I of FAME India Scheme as per ANNEXURE-II.

ANNEXURE-I

Phase-II of FAME India Scheme:

  • Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2,877 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in 68 cities across 25 States/UTs.

State

No. of EV chargers sanctioned

Maharashtra

317

Andhra Pradesh

266

Tamil Nadu

281

Gujarat

278

Uttar Pradesh

207

Rajasthan

205

Karnataka

172

Madhya Pradesh

235

West Bengal

141

Telangana

138

Kerala

211

Delhi

72

Chandigarh

70

Haryana

50

Meghalaya

40

Bihar

37

Sikkim

29

Jammu & Kashmir

25

Chhattisgarh

25

Assam

20

Odisha

18

Uttarakhand

10

Puducherry

10

Andaman and Nicobar (Port Blair)

10

Himachal Pradesh

10

Total

2877

  • MHI has sanctioned 1576 EV Charging Stations across 9 Expressways & 16 Highways. Details are as specified below:

Sl. No

Expressways

EV Charging Stations Sanctioned

1

Mumbai – Pune

10

2

Ahmadabad – Vadodara

10

3

Delhi Agra Yamuna

20

4

Bengaluru Mysore

14

5

Bangaluru-Chennai

30

6

Surat-Mumbai

30

7

Agra-Lucknow

40

8

Eastern Peripheral (A)

14

9

Hyderabad ORR

16

Sl. No

Highways

EV Charging Stations Sanctioned

1

Delhi – Srinagar

80

2

Delhi – Kolkata

160

3

Agra – Nagpur

80

4

Meerut to Gangotri Dham

44

5

Mumbai – Delhi

124

6

Mumbai-Panaji

60

7

Mumbai – Nagpur

70

8

Mumbai – Bengaluru

100

9

Kolkata – Bhubaneswar

44

10

Kolkata – Nagpur

120

11

Kolkata – Gangtok

76

12

Chennai-Bhubaneswar

120

13

Chennai – Trivendram

74

14

Chennai-Ballary

62

15

Chennai – Nagpur

114

16

Mangaldai – Wakro

64

1576

ANNEXURE-II

Under Phase-I of FAME India Scheme – Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 520 EV Charging Stations out of which 479 charging stations have been installed as on 07.12.2022 as follows:

City

Charging Stations

Highway

Charging Stations

Chandigarh

48

Delhi -Chandigarh

24

Delhi

94

Mum-Pune

17

Rajasthan

49

Delhi- Jaipur- Agra

31

Karnataka

65

Jaipur-Delhi Highway

9

Jharkhand

30

Goa

30

Telangana

57

Uttar Pradesh

16

Himachal Pradesh

9

Total

398

81

This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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