A total of 117 number of EV public charging stations (EVPCS) have been sanctioned and 88 EV PCS are operational in Assam under FAME-II Scheme

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.122 FOR 28.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI GAURAV GOGOI REGARDING “EVS-PENETRATION IN THE NORTH-EAST”

(a): Details of total number of EVs sold in Assam and other Northeastern States under FAME-II scheme from 2022-23 to 2024-25, is as under:

Sl. No.

State

EVs Sold (Nos.)

2022-23

2023-24

Total

1

Assam

2,108

8,882

10,990

2

Tripura

1,800

4,967

6,767

3

Meghalaya

35

467

502

4

Manipur

312

56

368

5

Mizoram

61

267

328

6

Arunachal Pradesh

3

13

16

7

Sikkim

5

4

9

8

Nagaland

2

4

6

Total

4,326

14,660

18,986

FAME-II was implemented from 01.04.2019 to 31.03.2024.

(b): A total of 117 number of EV public charging stations (EVPCS) have been sanctioned and 88 EV PCS are operational in Assam under FAME-II Scheme, as on 01.07.2026.

(c): The FAME-II scheme was implemented on pan India basis and no state-wise allocation has been done under the scheme. Details of FAME subsidy disbursed to EV buyers for the EVs registered in the Northeastern States are as under :

Sl. No.

State

No. of EVs incentivised

Incentive Disbursed

(Rs. Crore)

1

Assam

11,776

71.23

2

Tripura

7,765

55.67

3

Manipur

505

3.17

4

Meghalaya

452

2.93

5

Mizoram

324

0.97

6

Arunachal Pradesh

15

0.08

7

Sikkim

10

0.05

8

Nagaland

8

0.03

Total for North-eastern States

20,855

134.13

Total disbursed under Scheme (pan India)

16,21,197

6,575.29

Share of North-eastern States

1.29%

2.04%

In addition to the above, 198 EV chargers have been sanctioned in the Northeast Region and are being installed through Oil Marketing Companies. The number of chargers sanctioned are 117 in Assam, 29 in Meghalaya, 23 in Nagaland, 14 in Manipur, 7 in Mizoram, 5 in Tripura, and 3 in Arunachal Pradesh.

(d): As per information received from Ministry of Civil Aviation, there is no such framework under the recently launched Modified UDAN Scheme.

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