India, Dec. 16 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Government has implemented following schemes to promote the adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) across the country: -
Setting up of electric vehicle charging stations is an unlicensed activity and private entrepreneurs can also participate in the activity. The Ministry of Power issued the "Guidelines for Installation and Operation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure-2024" on 17.09.2024 to strengthen EV charging including on National Highways. These guidelines promote a connected and interoperable charging ecosystem by including battery-swapping stations.
In addition to this, an allocation of Rs.2,000 crore has been made under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme, for setting up of electric vehicle public charging stations (EV PCS) on pan India basis including national and state highways.
As per inputs received from BHEL, a total of 29,151 EV charging stations have been installed so far.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
