New Delhi, December 11 (IANS). The number of electric two-wheelers registered in the country has now reached 28,55,015, while the number of electric four-wheelers has reached 2,57,169 as of December 4. This information was given in Parliament recently.
According to the vehicle portal of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the total number of electric vehicles (EVs) registered in Odisha is 1,45,479, with an adoption rate of 1.24 per cent, Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Steel Bhupathiraju Srinivas Varma told the Lok Sabha in a written reply. Is.
“At present, there is no proposal under consideration in the Ministry of Heavy Industries to set up an auto R&D cluster in the state of Odisha,” the Union minister said.
EV adoption is encouraged through various government schemes, such as the FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) scheme in India.
The scheme is for a period of five years from April 1, 2019, with a total budgetary support of Rs 11,500 crore. The scheme encouraged e-2 wheelers, e-3 wheelers, e-4 wheelers, e-buses and EV public charging stations.
The production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the Automobile and Auto Component Industry in India (PLI-Auto) has a budgetary outlay of Rs 25,938 crore.
The scheme proposes financial incentives to promote domestic manufacturing of AAT products with minimum 50 per cent Domestic Value Addition (DVA) and attract investment in the automotive manufacturing value chain.
PLI scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) was approved with a budgetary outlay of Rs 18,100 crore.
According to the government, the objective of the scheme is to establish a competitive domestic manufacturing ecosystem for 50 GWh of ACC batteries.
The PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM e-Drive) scheme has an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore and was notified on September 29, 2024.
It is a two-year scheme that aims to support electric vehicles including e-2 wheelers, e-3 wheelers, e-trucks, e-buses, e-ambulances, upgrading EV public charging stations and testing agencies.
The Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SPMEPCI) was notified on March 15, 2024 to promote the manufacturing of electric passenger cars in India.
For this, applicants will have to invest a minimum of Rs 4,150 crore and achieve a minimum DVA of 25 percent at the end of the third year and 50 percent at the end of the fifth year.
The Finance Ministry has reduced GST on electric vehicles from 12 percent to 5 percent.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced that battery-powered vehicles will be given green license plates and exempted from permit requirements.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification advising states to waive road tax on electric vehicles, which will help in reducing the initial cost of electric vehicles.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has also amended the ‘Model Building By-Laws’, under which it has been made mandatory to include charging stations in private and commercial buildings.
–IANS
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