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Government approved 2636 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

General Studies (Patwari) Environment

The government has approved setting up 2,636 electric vehicle charging stations across 62 cities in 24 states and union territories of India under the second phase of FAME India scheme.
Out of the 2636 charging stations, 1633 will be fast charging stations, and 1003 will be slow charging stations. The government is planning to install around 14,000 charging stations across the selected cities.
The aim of the move is to make sure at least one Electric Vehicle charging station is available in a grid of 4 km × 4km area in the selected cities.
FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicles in India) Scheme started by GoI to increase the use of electric and hybrid vehicles by offering incentives.
The phase I of the scheme was launched on April 1, 2015 with an allocated budget of Rs 895 crores. The phase II was launched on April 1, 2019 with an allocated budget of Rs 10,000 crores.
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises & Environment, Forest and Climate Change - Prakash Javadekar