Under FAME-India Scheme phase-II, no incentive is given to EV manufacturers. The incentive/ concession is provided to consumers (buyers/end users) in the form of an upfront reduced purchase price of hybrid and electric vehicles to enable wider adoption, which will be reimbursed to the OEM (EV manufacturers) by Government of India. The details of amount of subsidies/ demand incentive reimbursed/ approved to electric vehicle manufacturers under FAME India Scheme Phase-II in 2022 is as under:

(Amount Rs. in crore)

Sl. No.	Segment	Total Claim Incentive Approved in 2022 (Jan-Dec, 2022)
1.	e-2w	1280.07
2.	e-3w	168.93
3.	e-4w	55.17
4.	e-buses *	364.39
	Total	1868.56

* Subsidy amount released to State Transport Units (STUs)

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) had received complaints against 17 OEMs under the FAME India Scheme Phase-II the past 18 months mainly concerning two aspects viz. PMP compliance & Breach of Ex-factory price. Further, incentive payments were stopped in case of those complaints wherever detailed investigations were required.

The following steps were undertaken by MHI for investigation of complaints against the alleged Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs):

1. Disbursement of the demand incentives were put on hold
2. Matter referred to Testing agencies of MHI for detailed investigation

After the examination of reports from testing agencies for the alleged OEMs, it was found that six OEMs were fully PMP Compliant while other seven OEMs have found to be violating PMP norms. Show cause notices have been issued to seven OEMs.

Further, four OEMs have agreed to refund the excess amount of Rs. 322.11 Cr. for the Breach of Ex-factory price to the customers/ purchasers of electric vehicles (EVs).

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

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