Phase-II of FAME is being implemented
In a big push towards electric mobility, the Government has sanctioned 670 Electric buses in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Chandigarh.
The Government has also sanctioned 241 Charging Stations in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat and Port Blair under Phase-II of the FAME India Scheme.
At present, Phase-II of the FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 3 years w.e.f. 1 April 2019 with total budgetary support of Rs.10,000 crore.
This phase focuses on supporting electrification of public and 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, the creation of charging infrastructure is also supported to address the anxiety among users of electric vehicles, he said.
Announcing this on 25 Sept 2020, Heavy Industries Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the decision reflects the Government’s commitment to reduce dependence on fossil fuel and to address issues of vehicular emissions.
The Department of Heavy Industries (DHI) is administering the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme since April 2015. This is to promote the adoption of electric/ hybrid vehicles (xEVs) in India.
In the First Phase of the Scheme up to 31 March 2019, about 280,987 hybrid and electric vehicles were supported by way of demand incentive, amounting to about Rs.359 crore.
Further, DHI has sanctioned 425 electric and hybrid buses to various cities in the country with a total cost of about Rs.280 crores.
DHI has also sanctioned 520 Charging Stations for Rs.43 crore in cities like Bangalore, Chandigarh, Jaipur and NCR of Delhi under Phase-I of the FAME-India Scheme.
At present, Phase-II of the FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 3 years w.e.f. 1 April 2019 with total budgetary support of Rs.10,000 crore.
This phase focuses on supporting electrification of public and 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, the creation of charging infrastructure is also supported to address the anxiety among users of electric vehicles, he said. #e-vehicles #mobility #infrastructure #environment #energy /fiinews.com
