- विज्ञापन -
Delhi: The Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Steel, Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma, told the Rajya Sabha on Friday in a written reply to Rajya Sabha said that as many as many as 25,202 public charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) have been installed in the country to date.
The Minister informed that Karnataka leads with 5,765 EV public charging stations, followed by Maharashtra at 3,728 and Uttar Pradesh at 1,989.
He also said that 271 EV public charging stations are installed in Chhattisgarh.
The minister also said that the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has been promoting the adoption of EVs in India.
On September 29, 2024, the ministry notified the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) scheme to accelerate.
EV adoption, establish charging infrastructure and foster the development of the EV manufacturing ecosystem in the country.
Out of the total budget of Rs 10,900 crore for a period of two years the minister said that 2000 crores has been kept for the installation of the EV public charging stations.
As per the data the total registered electric two-wheelers in the country now stands at 28,55,015, with electric four-wheelers at 2,57,169 (as on December 4).
