STATUS AND EXPANSION OF EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE

Setting up of electric vehicle charging stations is an unlicensed activity and private entrepreneurs can also participate in the activity. Further, as per information provided by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), the state-wise and year-wise details of Electric Vehicle public charging stations (EV PCS) till 01.03.2026 are provided at Annexure . The details of amount sanctioned, released and utilised under the FAME-II Scheme, as on 18 th March, 2026 are as under: (Rs. in crore) Scheme Amount Sanctioned Amount Released Amount Utilised FAME-II 912.50 895.48 655.43 Further, an allocation of Rs.2,000 crore has been made under the PM E-DRIVE Scheme, for deployment of EV PCS on pan India basis. As on 24/03/2026, no fund has been released for EV PCS under the PM E-DRIVE scheme. Setting up of electric vehicle charging stations is an unlicensed activity and private entrepreneurs can also participate in the activity. Data regarding EV Public Charging Stations (EVPCS) in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, as well as along national highways, is not centrally maintained by MHI. At present, no specific roadmap or targets have been set for the expansion of EV charging infrastructure over the next three years, including private sector participation. However, an allocation of Rs.2,000 crore has been done under the PM E-DRIVE scheme for deployment of EVPCS on pan India basis. ANNEXURE State-wise details of EV PCS installed and operationalised (in numbers) by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) as on 01.03.2026. State FY20-21 FY21-22 FY22-23 FY23-24 FY24-25 FY25-26 (upto 01.03.26) Total EVPCS installed in last five years Total EVPCS operational Installed Decommissioned Andaman & Nicobar 0 2 0 1 2 3 8 3 Andhra Pradesh 1 133 143 360 624 123 1384 1082 Arunachal Pradesh 2 6 23 19 6 0 1 55 46 Assam 7 39 119 186 173 2 526 461 Bihar 4 66 139 179 358 16 762 676 Chandigarh 6 4 4 1 4 5 24 23 Chhattisgarh 0 68 82 187 224 46 607 524 Delhi 35 37 58 100 344 79 653 542 Goa 8 19 6 22 14 18 87 59 Gujarat 11 146 334 343 574 80 1488 1118 Haryana 26 115 205 344 674 23 1387 1167 Himachal Pradesh 7 10 37 54 80 2 190 147 Jammu & Kashmir 0 22 65 53 95 0 15 220 140 Jharkand 4 44 73 91 196 19 427 324 Karnataka 36 153 542 478 1034 157 2400 2039 Kerala 19 67 154 265 415 56 976 776 Ladakh 0 2 0 0 14 8 24 23 Leh 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 Lakshwadeep 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Madhya Pradesh 10 149 181 512 421 144 1417 1291 Maharashtra 9 129 465 517 957 166 2243 1786 Manipur 1 15 17 19 19 0 71 64 Meghalaya 1 7 19 14 38 1 80 44 Mizoram 0 0 2 11 16 1 30 15 Nagaland 2 4 8 22 17 0 53 44 Odisha 0 90 <span style="