Ministry of Heavy Industries
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STATUS AND EXPANSION OF EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE

Posted On: 27 MAR 2026 4:11PM by PIB Delhi

Setting up of electric vehicle charging stations is an unlicensed activity and private entrepreneurs can also participate in the activity.  Further, as per information provided by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), the state-wise and year-wise details of Electric Vehicle public charging stations (EV PCS) till 01.03.2026 are provided at Annexure.

The details of amount sanctioned, released and utilised under the FAME-II Scheme, as on 18th March, 2026 are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

Scheme

Amount Sanctioned

Amount Released

Amount Utilised

FAME-II

912.50

895.48

655.43

 

Further, an allocation of Rs.2,000 crore has been made under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme, for deployment of EV PCS on pan India basis.  As on 24/03/2026, no fund has been released for EV PCS under the PM E-DRIVE scheme.

Setting up of electric vehicle charging stations is an unlicensed activity and private entrepreneurs can also participate in the activity.  Data regarding EV Public Charging Stations (EVPCS) in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, as well as along national highways, is not centrally maintained by MHI.

At present, no specific roadmap or targets have been set for the expansion of EV charging infrastructure over the next three years, including private sector participation. However, an allocation of Rs.2,000 crore has been done under the PM E-DRIVE scheme for deployment of EVPCS on pan India basis. 

 

ANNEXURE

State-wise details of EV PCS installed and operationalised (in numbers) by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) as on 01.03.2026.

 

State

 

FY20-21

 

FY21-22

 

FY22-23

 

FY23-24

 

FY24-25

 

FY25-26 (upto 01.03.26)

Total EVPCS installed in last five years

Total EVPCS operational

 

Installed

Decommissioned

Andaman & Nicobar

0

2

0

1

2

3

 

8

3

Andhra Pradesh

1

133

143

360

624

123

 

1384

1082

Arunachal Pradesh

2

6

23

19

6

0

1

55

46

Assam

7

39

119

186

173

2

 

526

461

Bihar

4

66

139

179

358

16

 

762

676

Chandigarh

6

4

4

1

4

5

 

24

23

Chhattisgarh

0

68

82

187

224

46

 

607

524

Delhi

35

37

58

100

344

79

 

653

542

Goa

8

19

6

22

14

18

 

87

59

Gujarat

11

146

334

343

574

80

 

1488

1118

Haryana

26

115

205

344

674

23

 

1387

1167

Himachal Pradesh

7

10

37

54

80

2

 

190

147

Jammu & Kashmir

0

22

65

53

95

0

15

220

140

Jharkand

4

44

73

91

196

19

 

427

324

Karnataka

36

153

542

478

1034

157

 

2400

2039

Kerala

19

67

154

265

415

56

 

976

776

Ladakh

0

2

0

0

14

8

 

24

23

Leh

0

0

0

0

5

0

5

0

0

Lakshwadeep

0

1

0

0

0

0

 

1

1

Madhya Pradesh

10

149

181

512

421

144

 

1417

1291

Maharashtra

9

129

465

517

957

166

 

2243

1786

Manipur

1

15

17

19

19

0

 

71

64

Meghalaya

1

7

19

14

38

1

 

80

44

Mizoram

0

0

2

11

16

1

 

30

15

Nagaland

2

4

8

22

17

0

 

53

44

Odisha

0

90

121

268

257

30

 

766

618

Pondicherry

0

4

7

16

27

4

 

58

24

Punjab

7

95

197

267

558

41

 

1165

908

Rajasthan

47

201

314

622

681

120

 

1985

1740

Sikkim

0

0

2

10

1

0

 

13

12

Tamil Nadu

21

187

257

702

1064

55

 

2286

1677

Telangana

24

98

155

380

730

137

 

1524

1173

Tripura

2

13

16

24

8

0

 

63

55

UT of D&NH and D&D

0

1

5

4

5

3

 

18

8

Uttar Pradesh

19

252

649

1159

1034

171

 

3284

2893

Uttarakhand

5

24

43

93

81

8

 

254

211

West Bengal

0

141

216

326

496

29

 

1208

1039

Total

314

2344

4658

7649

11246

1547

21

27,737

22,753

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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TPJ


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