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(a): As per inputs received from the three Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), namely BPCL, IOCL and HPCL, under the FAME-II Scheme, a total of 482 EV public charging stations (EVPCS) have been sanctioned in West Bengal, of which 463 are operational as on 01.07.2026. The district-wise details of number of EVPCS sanctioned and operational in West Bengal as on 01.07.2026 are provided at Annexure I.

(b): No such assessment has been done.

(c) to (e): As per information received from BHEL, the Project Implementation Agency for PM E-DRIVE Scheme for EVPCS, a proposal has been received from West Bengal, in which no chargers are proposed for Mathurapur. However, the proposal includes 5 EVPCS for South 24 Parganas district (located in Canning, Bakkhali, Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip and Namkhana).

No Financial Assistance has been provided to West Bengal under PM E-DRIVE Scheme till date.

Under the FAME-II Scheme Rs.912.50 crore were allocated for setting up of EVPCS on pan India basis and no state wise allocation was made.

Further, an allocation of Rs.2,000 crore have been made under the PM E-DRIVE scheme, for deployment of EVPCS on pan India basis including West Bengal.

Further, setting up of EV charging stations (EVCS) is an unlicensed activity and any institution including private entities are free to setup, operate and maintain EVCS across India.

Annexure I

Details of District wise EVPCS sanctioned and operational in West Bengal as on 01.07.2026 are as under:

Sl. No.

District

No. of EVPCS

Sanctioned

Operational

1

Alipurduar

8

8

2

Bankura

22

20

3

Birbhum

21

21

4

Coochbehar

9

9

5

Dakshin Dinajpur

10

10

6

Darjeeling

17

16

7

Hooghly

33

33

8

Howrah

16

15

9

Jalpaiguri

28

28

10

Jhargram

4

4

11

Kalimpong

0

0

12

Kolkata

23

21

13

Malda

13

13

14

Murshidabad

25

25

15

Nadia

27

26

16

North 24 Pargannas

43

40

17

Paschim Bardhman

42

42

18

Paschim Medinipur

34

28

19

Purba Bardhaman

28

28

20

Purba Medinipur

28

27

21

Purulia

5

5

22

South 24 Pargannas

23

22

23

Uttar Dinajpur

23

22

Total

482

463

Source: IOCL, BPCL and HPCL

TPJ

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