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New Delhi : In a big push towards electric mobility, the Government has sanctioned 670 Electric buses in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, and Chandigarh, and 241 Charging Stations in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat, and Port Blair under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme.
Announcing this in a series of tweet messages,Union Heavy Industries ministeri Prakash Javadekar said that the decision reflects government’s committment to reduce dependence on fossil fuel and to address issues of vehicular emissions. Javadekar said that the decision is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for eco-friendly public transportation, according to a PIB release.
The Department of Heavy Industries (DHI), under Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, is administering the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme since April, 2015, to promote adoption of electric/ hybrid vehicles (xEVs) in India .
In the First Phase of the Scheme up to March 31, 2019, about 2,80,987 hybrid and electric vehicles were supported by way of demand incentive amounting to about Rs 359 crore. Further, DHI sanctioned 425 electric and hybrid buses to various cities in the country at a total cost of about Rs. 280 Crore. The Department of Heavy Industry had also sanctioned 520 Charging Stations for Rs. 43 Crore (approx.) in cities like Bangalore, Chandigarh, Jaipur, and NCR of Delhi under Phase-I of FAME-India Scheme.
At present, Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 3 years w.e.f. April 1, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs 10,000 crore. This phase focuses on supporting electrification of public & shared transportation and aims to support, through subsidies, approximately 7,000 e-Buses, 5 lakh e-3 Wheelers, 55,000 e-4 Wheeler Passenger Cars, and 10 lakh e-2 Wheelers. In addition, creation of charging infrastructure is also supported to address the anxiety among users of electric vehicles.
Prakash Javadekar
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Happy to announce sanction of 670 Ebuses in Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat & Chandigarh & 241 Charging Stations in MP, TN, Kerala, Gujarat & Port Blair under Phase-II of #FAME India Scheme.This is in line with PM @narendramodi ji’s vision to push for eco-friendly public transportation