Rs. 1000 Cr Allocated for Development of EV Charging Infrastructure
Union Minister Shri Krishan Pal Gujjar informed Rajya Sabha on several steps taken by the Government to promote charging infrastructure for EVs.
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.
