Parliament Question: EVs-Penetration in the North-east

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 122 ANSWERED ON 28.07.2026 EVS-PENETRATION IN THE NORTH-EAST *122. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state: (a) the details of number of Electric Vehicles (EVs) sold in Assam and other North-eastern States under FAME India subsidy support, year-wise from 2022-23 to 2024-25; (b) the details of number of EV charging stations sanctioned and operational in Assam as on date; (c) the details of FAME subsidy disbursed to North-eastern States as a percentage of the national total; and (d) the details of steps being taken to extend charging infrastructure to National Highway corridors in Assam and the North-east under the Modified UDAN–EV convergence framework? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA) (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.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: EVs Sold (Nos.) Sl. No. State 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 : No. of EVs Sl. Incentive Disbursed State incentivised No. (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. *******