Ministry of Heavy Industries
PRODUCTION OF e-BUSES
Posted On:
09 AUG 2024 3:47PM by PIB Delhi
Government is not in receipt of orders for production of e-Buses from the State Government for their public transport utility. Ministry of Heavy Industries(MHI) is not involved in any business of production or manufacturing of e-Buses.
However, the Ministry of Heavy Industries formulated the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in 2015 to promote adoption of electric/ hybrid vehicles (xEVs) in India. The Phase-1 of the scheme was available up to 31st March, 2019 with budget outlay of Rs 895 Cr. Further, Phase-II of FAME India Scheme was implemented for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 01st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 11,500 Crore.
Under Phase-I of FAME India Scheme incentive for deployment of, 425 electric and hybrid buses were sanctioned to various cities in the country. The details are at ANNEXURE-I.
Under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme incentive for deployment of, 6862 electric buses were sanctioned to various cities/STUs/CTUs/ State Government entities for intra-city and intercity operations. Out of 6,862 e-buses, 4,901 e-buses have been deployed as on 06.08.2024. The details are at ANNEXURE-II.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Steel, Shri Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE-I
DETAILS OF ELECTRIC AND HYBRID BUSES SANCTIONED AND DEPLOYED
UNDER FAME INDIA SCHEME PHASE-I
|
State/City
|
No of Buses
Sanctioned
|
No of Buses received
and deployed
|
|
MP/Indore
|
40
|
40
|
|
UP/Lucknow
|
40
|
40
|
|
Assam/Guwahati
|
15
|
15
|
|
J&K
|
40
|
40
|
|
West Bengal
|
80
|
80
|
|
BEST Mumbai
|
40
|
40
|
|
Hyderabad
|
40
|
40
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
75
|
75
|
|
Navi Mumbai
|
30
|
30
|
|
MMRDA, Mumbai
|
25 (Hybrid)
|
25
|
|
Total
|
425
|
425
|
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ANNEXURE-II
DETAILS OF ELECTRIC BUSES SANCTIONEDAND DEPLOYED
UNDER FAME INDIA SCHEME PHASE-II
|
State / UT
|
No of Buses
Sanctioned
|
No of Buses received
and deployed
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
100
|
100
|
|
Bihar
|
25
|
25
|
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
25
|
25
|
|
Delhi
|
1321
|
1321
|
|
Telangana
|
300
|
0
|
|
Gujarat
|
800
|
625
|
|
Karnataka
|
1121
|
924
|
|
Maharashtra
|
830
|
817
|
|
Odisha
|
50
|
50
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
30
|
30
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
600
|
600
|
|
West Bengal
|
1230
|
40
|
|
Goa
|
150
|
64
|
|
Chandigarh
|
80
|
80
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
200
|
200
|
|
Total
|
6862
|
4901
|
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