Parliament Question: Expansion of EV Charging Infrastructure in West Bengal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1424 ANSWERED ON 28.07.2026 EXPANSION OF EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE IN WEST BENGAL 1424. SHRI BAPI HALDAR: Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state: (a) the details of number of public Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations sanctioned and made operational in West Bengal, district-wise, including Mathurapur, under various Central schemes; (b) whether the Government has assessed the adequacy of EV charging infrastructure in rural, coastal and semi-urban areas of the State of West Bengal and if so, the details thereof; (c) whether any proposals have been received for establishing additional EV charging stations in Mathurapur and adjoining coastal areas, if so, the details thereof; (d) the details of financial assistance provided to West Bengal for EV charging infrastructure during the last five years; and (e) the details of steps being taken to accelerate the expansion of an accessible and reliable EV charging network in West Bengal, particularly in underserved regions such as Mathurapur? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA) (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: No. of EVPCS Sl. No. District 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 *******