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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 68
ANSWERED ON 04TH DECEMBER, 2025
GROWTH, SAFETY AND REGULATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES
*68. SHRI P C MOHAN:
Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
be pleased to state:
(a) the growth in registration and sales of electric two-wheelers and
electric cars in the country since the launch of major electric vehicle
policies including the latest figures thereof, year-wise;
(b) the total number of electric vehicles registered in Karnataka
particularly in Bengaluru along with their share in the country's overall
electric vehicle fleet;
(c) whether the Government is aware of recent accidents and fire
incidents involving electric vehicles and the concerns raised regarding
battery and passenger safety, if so, the details thereof;
(d) the details of safety standards, testing protocols and monitoring
mechanisms currently in place to ensure the safe use of electric
vehicles; and
(e) the steps being taken by the Government to enhance charging
infrastructure, promote adoption of electric vehicles and improve
safety compliance through collaboration with manufacturers and State
Governments?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.______________________________________________________________________________
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE
LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *68 FOR ANSWER ON
04.12.2025 ASKED BY SHRI P C MOHAN REGARDING GROWTH,
SAFETY AND REGULATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
(a) The details of electric 2-Wheelers registered vehicles as per the
information available in VAHAN are enclosed at ANNEXURE-I.
The details of electric Four Wheelers registered under category Light
Motor Vehicles, Light Passenger Vehicles, Four Wheeler(Invalid
Carriage) as per the information available in VAHAN are enclosed at
ANNEXURE-II.
(b) The total number of electric vehicles registered are as under:
Calendar Year Total Number of Total Number of
registered Electric registered Electric
Vehicles(Karnataka) Vehicles
(Bengaluru District)
2020 9,686 7,354
2021 33,289 19,631
2022 95,741 58,450
2023 1,52,313 91,128
2024 1,77,646 1,00,150
2025 (till 27/11/2025) 1,69,704 91,693
(c) to (e) The Government in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
has amended the Automotive Industry Standards, AIS:156 [Specific
requirements for L (a motor vehicle less than four wheels and
quadricycle) category electric power train vehicles] and AIS:038 (Rev
2) [Specific Requirements for M Category, (a motor vehicle with at
least four wheels used for carrying passenger) N Category (a motor
vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying goods) Electric
Power Train Vehicles] to prescribe Technical Requirements for
Traction Battery of L, M and N Category of Electric Power Train
Vehicles. These standards have been implemented since March, 2023.
The prototypes / components of electric vehicles are tested for the
following:a) Over charge/discharge protection
b) Over current/Short circuit protection
c) Over temperature protection
d) Voltage cutoff
e) Battery Management System(BMS)
f) Prevention of thermal propagation etc.
The tests are done by the testing agencies notified under Rule 126 of
Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, for compliance to standards
notified by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Government in the Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued “Guidelines for
Installation and Operation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure-
2024”, dated 17th September 2024, which outlines standards and
protocols to create connected & interoperable EV charging
infrastructure network including Battery Swapping/Charging stations.
The following steps have been taken by the Government in the
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to promote
adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the country:
(i) Notification issued vide S.O. 5333(E) dated the 18th
October, 2018, has granted exemption from the requirements of
permit to the battery operated transport vehicles.
(ii) Notification issued vide G.S.R. 525(E) dated the 2nd August,
2021 has exempted Battery Operated Vehicles from the payment
of fees for the purpose of issue or renewal of registration
certificate and assignment of new registration mark.
(iii) Notification issued vide G.S.R. 302(E) dated the 18th April,
2023 to issue All India Tourist Permit for battery operated
vehicles without payment of any permit fee.
(iv) Notification issued vide G.S.R. 167(E) dated the 1st March,
2019 for retro-fitment of hybrid electric system or electric kit to
vehicles and their compliance standards shall be as per
Automotive Industry Standards (AIS) 123.
(v) Notification issued vide G.S.R. 749(E) dated the 7th August,
2018, has notified the registration mark for Battery Operated
Vehicles to be in Yellow colour on Green background for the
transport vehicles and, for all other cases, in White colour on
Green background.(vi) An advisory dated 12th August, 2020 has been issued to all
States and UTs regarding sale and registration of two wheeled
Electric Vehicles without batteries.
(vii) National Highways Authority of India through NHLML
envisions development of wayside amenities at approx. interval
of 40-60 kms along National Highways and Expressways for
providing public facilities like eateries, toilet, drinking water,
parking, Fuelling Stations, EV charging stations, short term
accommodation, etc. to the road users and truckers.
EV charging stations have been provisioned as mandatory facility
for Wayside Amenities sites having area greater than 1 Ha.
As on date, 513 WSA sites have been awarded out of which 110
sites are already operational and EV charging stations have been
commissioned on 64 operational wayside amenities.
Government in the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has
allocated Rs.2,000 crore under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme for installation
of adequate number of EV Charging stations on pan India basis.
Government in the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has sanctioned
Rs.873.5 Cr to PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) under FAME II
Subsidy Scheme for setting up 8932 Electric vehicle Charging Stations
(EVCS). As on 01.11.2025, 8932 number of EVCS have been set up by
OMCs under FAME-Il subsidy scheme across the country at their Retail
Outlets (ROs) out of which 3261 EVCS have been energized. In addition
to this, OMCs have set up 18,544 EVCS at their ROs from their own
funds.ANNEXURE-I
______________________________________________________________________________
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. *68 FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2025 ASKED BY
SHRI P C MOHAN REGARDING GROWTH, SAFETY AND REGULATION
OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Details of electric 2-Wheelers registered vehicles-
2025
(Till
States 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
27/11/202
5)
Andaman &
Nicobar 1 0 16 12 46 85
Island
Andhra
930 7,899 27,585 28,547 48,760 45,131
Pradesh
Arunachal
1 2 1 3 15 42
Pradesh
Assam 40 374 1,901 2,438 4,388 3,251
Bihar 384 2,789 9,930 12,384 22,027 21,861
Chandigarh 12 197 855 2,141 1,774 1,293
Chhattisgarh 591 2,613 16,345 25,192 32,846 21,252
Delhi 1,163 7,555 34,563 37,564 31,530 33,318
Goa 55 849 4,991 8,396 9,497 6,758
Gujarat 530 7,884 64,584 78,512 65,086 54,379
Haryana 274 3,792 11,711 7,445 18,807 12,795
Himachal
22 304 945 890 1,287 951
Pradesh
Jammu and
74 1,130 2,132 1,834 3,001 2,230
Kashmir
Jharkhand 293 1,672 6,730 7,378 10,273 9,731
Karnataka 8,684 29,620 86,852 1,34,593 1,54,154 1,41,283
Kerala 351 5,882 33,456 61,799 66,852 70,107
Ladakh 0 6 20 18 18 0
Lakshadwee
0 0 0 3 2 13
p
Madhya
929 5,104 22,179 35,963 63,011 66,275
Pradesh
Maharashtra 5,065 23,662 1,17,526 1,67,965 2,10,112 1,95,969
Manipur 7 20 125 89 76 291
Meghalaya 3 0 22 74 209 219
Mizoram 1 1 36 167 558 735Nagaland 11 2 3 3 7 14
Odisha 610 4,944 25,723 38,350 56,303 59,893
Puducherry 86 393 1,410 2,451 4,047 3,527
Punjab 128 3,237 7,571 8,621 19,425 21,229
Rajasthan 1,968 13,956 54,117 59,419 76,735 70,384
Sikkim 0 0 0 0 1 3
Tamil Nadu 5,413 23,935 61,619 78,423 1,14,766 1,23,134
Tripura 7 3 196 256 415 484
UT of DNH
10 20 88 100 261 150
and DD
Uttar
1,194 6,284 23,547 40,379 94,661 92,174
Pradesh
Uttarakhand 178 1,210 5,698 5,687 8,247 7,890
West Bengal 97 915 8,412 11,414 22,910 24,262
Grand Total 29,112 1,56,254 6,30,889 8,58,510 11,42,107 10,91,113ANNEXURE-II
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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF THE LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *68 FOR ANSWER ON 04.12.2025
ASKED BY SHRI P C MOHAN REGARDING GROWTH, SAFETY AND
REGULATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Details of electric Four Wheelers registered under category Light
Motor Vehicles, Light Passenger Vehicles, Four Wheeler(Invalid
Carriage) -
2025(Till
27th
States 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Novembe
r, 2025)
Andaman & Nicobar
35 22 7 14 16 70
Island
Andhra Pradesh 61 395 785 1,655 4,078 4,457
Arunachal Pradesh 3 0 1 17 29 40
Assam 7 7 82 267 401 416
Bihar 22 61 135 601 938 928
Chandigarh 35 106 273 1,037 1,403 1,395
Chhattisgarh 9 70 366 1,539 1,897 2,156
Delhi 883 1,948 5,649 8,333 6,517 13,099
Goa 25 189 621 966 1,239 1,388
Gujarat 230 862 2,831 6,597 6,274 10,273
Haryana 96 65 834 2,681 3,921 4,248
Himachal Pradesh 3 11 45 161 281 591
Jammu and Kashmir 0 5 49 165 276 419
Jharkhand 37 47 156 468 593 700
Karnataka 695 1,471 4,311 11,969 14,079 18,024
Kerala 427 1,667 3,845 9,817 11,055 16,962
Ladakh 0 0 10 0 0 3
Lakshadweep 6 0 0 0 0 0
Madhya Pradesh 29 194 536 1,736 2,589 4,108
Maharashtra 927 3,743 11,652 13,733 15,046 27,876
Manipur 0 0 1 30 77 98
Meghalaya 0 3 10 20 39 108
Mizoram 0 0 0 0 2 7
Nagaland 0 0 0 3 3 7
Odisha 20 59 436 1,331 2,509 3,959
Puducherry 1 10 44 91 141 141
Punjab 11 41 46 799 1,469 2,670
Rajasthan 118 566 1,493 4,530 6,149 9,930Sikkim 0 0 0 0 6 4
Tamil Nadu 283 946 2,463 5,984 7,788 13,211
Tripura 0 5 0 30 39 34
UT of DNH and DD 3 3 16 42 63 76
Uttar Pradesh 135 80 216 4,878 6,881 12,068
Uttarakhand 14 122 384 494 594 993
West Bengal 101 334 951 2,594 3,397 5,517
Grand Total 4,216 13,032 38,248 82,582 99,789 1,55,976
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