India's EV Charging Infrastructure Growth: Over 8,700 Stations Now Operational

In a significant development, the number of operational electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the country has risen to over 8,700 till end of June.

In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Friday (22 July), Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar said, "As per data available with Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, a total of 8,738 Public Charging Stations (PCS) are operational in the country as on 30 June 2023".

The minister said that in a bid to promote the use of electric vehicles in the country, the government had launched the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme since 2015 on pan India basis.

Presently, Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 5 years with effect from 1 April 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs 10,000 crore, he said.

The minister added that under Phase-II of FAME-India scheme, incentives are provided to buyers of electric vehicles in the form of an upfront reduction in the purchase price of electric vehicles.

The incentive is linked to battery capacity i.e. Rs 10,000/KWh for e-3W and e-4W with a cap of 20 per cent of the cost of vehicle.

Further, the incentive/ subsidies for e-2W has been fixed at Rs 10,000/kWh with cap of 15 per cent of the cost of vehicle from 1 June 2023.