Parliament Question: Implementation of FAME-III Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2590 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2026 IMPLEMENTATION OF FAME-III SCHEME 2590. SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI: Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES be pleased to state: (a) the details of number of Electric Bus deployed in Odisha and the country under the PM e- Bus Sewa-Payment Security Mechanism Scheme; (b) the details of status of PLI Scheme for Automobile and Auto Components; (c) whether the Government is planning to implement FAME-III , as FAME-II has delivered a strong improvement in the E-Transportation; (d) the details of progress and implementation of the SAMARTH Udyog Bharat 4.0; and (e) whether the Government is going to increase the number of Common Engineering Facility Centres and if so, the details thereon? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA) (a): As on 10.07.2026, the PM-eBus Sewa – Payment Security Mechanism (PSM) Scheme covers 27,555 e-buses out of the targeted 38,000 e-buses. Of these, 10,000 e-buses are under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), 14,000 e-buses are under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme of the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), and 3,555 e-buses under various State Government/State Transport Undertaking (STU) initiatives. As on 10.07.2026, a total of 523 e-buses have been deployed across the country under the PM-eBus Sewa–PSM Scheme. Further, under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme of MoHUA covered under PSM Scheme, 400 e-buses have been allocated to the State of Odisha with no deployment as on 03.08.2026 (b): Government approved the PLI Scheme for Automobile and Auto Component Industry in India (PLI-Auto scheme) with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 25,938 crore for enhancing India’s manufacturing capabilities for Advanced Automotive Products (AAT) on 23.09.2021. The status of implementation of PLI-Auto scheme across all states is as below:- Parameter Cumulative till 31.03.2026 Investment (Rs. cr) 44,326 Incremental Sales (Base Year FY2019-20) (Rs. cr) 52,414 Employment generated (Nos.) 67,820 Incentive disbursed (Rs. cr) 2,386.36-2- (c): The FAME India Scheme Phase II concluded successfully on 31.03.2024. Although no scheme titled "FAME-III" is currently being implemented, the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme continues to provide incentives for electric vehicles to accelerate their adoption across the country. The PM E-DRIVE Scheme was notified on 24.09.2024 with a total outlay of ₹10,900 crore. (d): Ministry of Heavy Industries under the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector has set up 4 Smart Advanced Manufacturing and Rapid Transformation Hub (SAMARTH) Centres to promote Industry 4.0. The details of the SAMARTH Centres set up by MHI under the Scheme are as under: i. Centre for Industry 4.0 (C4i4) Lab Pune; ii. IITD-AIA Foundation for Smart Manufacturing, IIT Delhi; iii. I-4.0 India @ IISc, Bengaluru; iv. Smart Manufacturing Demo & Development Cell, CMTI, Bengaluru. Further, the details of progress made by SAMARTH Centres since January 2023 are as under: i. No. of persons visited: 26,372 ii. No. of persons trained: 33,751 iii. No. of courses/training programmes conducted:332 (e): There is no proposal at present to increase the number of Common Engineering Facility Centres under the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector Phase II. ******