Incentive is linked to battery capacity; the incentive/ subsidies for e-2W increased to Rs. 15,000/KWh from Rs. 10,000/KWh

Government hastaken  various initiatives  forpromotion of electric vehicles in the country. These are as under:

(i) GST on electric vehicles has been reduced from 12% to 5%; GST on chargers/ chargingstations for electric vehicles has been reduced from 18% to 5%.

(ii) Ministry of Power released a notification on charging infrastructure standards permittingprivate charging at residences and offices.

(iii)Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) announced thatbattery-operatedvehicles will be given green license plates and be exempted from permit requirements.

(iv) MoRTH issued a notification advising states to waive road tax on EVs, which in turn willhelp reduce the initial cost of EVs.

(v) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) amended the Model Building Byelaws2016 to establish charging stations and infrastructure in private and commercial buildings.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has informed that as per e-vahan portal, thedetails of electric vehicles registered in the country over the last two years is as under:

Sl. No.	Year	No. of electric vehicles
1.	2019	1,61,314
2.	2020	1,19,648
Total	2,80,962

Ministry of Heavy Industries formulated a Scheme namely FasterAdoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in 2015 to promote adoption of electric/ hybrid vehicles (xEVs) in the country. At present,Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 5 years w.e.f.01^stApril, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crores. This phase focusses on supporting electrification of public & shared transportation and aims to support, throughsubsidies, 7090 e-Buses, 5 lakh e-3 Wheelers, 55000 e-4 Wheeler Passenger Cars and 10 lakhe-2Wheelers.

In addition, creation of charging infrastructure is also supported to address rangeanxiety among users of electric vehicles.

Under FAME-India Scheme, incentives are provided to buyers ofelectric 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    20% of the cost of vehicle. Further, the incentive/ subsidies for e-2W has been increased toRs. 15,000/KWh from Rs. 10,000/KWh with an increase in cap from 20% to 40% of the costof vehicle w.e.f. 11^thJune, 2021.

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

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