Out of 1.24 crore vehicles in Punjab, only 14,800 are electric – EQ Mag Pro
Chandigarh: Punjabis personal extra autos than Haryanavis however fewer of them are pragmatic sufficient to go for electrical ones in comparison with their neighbours within the subsequent state.
As per the info submitted in Lok Sabha by Union minister of state for heavy industries Krishan Pal Gurjar, Punjab has over 1.24 crore whole registered autos, out of which 14,804 are electrical autos. Wheras neighbouring Haryana has 37,035 electrical autos, out of its over 1.08 crore whole registered autos.
UT Chandigarh has 2,812 electrical autos, out of its over 7.49 lakh whole registered autos, and Himachal Pradesh had registered as many as 1,175 electrical autos out of over 19.65 lakh whole autos.
The Union minister additionally knowledgeable that there are a complete variety of 1,536 stores throughout the nation the place electrical car charging facility is on the market. Out of those, Haryana has 114 such stores, Punjab 41, Himachal Pradesh 13 and UT Chandigarh 4.
Gurjar mentioned beneath Section-I of ‘Quicker Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electrical Automobiles’ (FAME) India scheme, the ministry has sanctioned 520 electrical car charging stations, out of which 479 have been put in as on July 1. UT Chandigarh has acquired 48 charging stations and 9 had been sanctioned for Himachal Pradesh. Equally, 24 such electrical car charging stations had been sanctioned for Delhi-Chandigarh freeway. The Union ministry of heavy industries has additionally sanctioned 1,576 electrical car charging stations throughout 9 expressways and 16 highways throughout the nation.
Beneath Section-II of FAME India Scheme, the ministry has additionally sanctioned 2,877 electrical car charging stations in 68 cities throughout 25 states and UTs, out of which 50 charging stations have been put in as on July 1. Haryana has acquired 50 charging stations, UT Chandigarh 70 and Himachal Pradesh 10. Punjab has not acquired any charging station beneath this section of the scheme.
Elaborating on the incentives supplied by the central authorities to advertise use of electrical autos, the minister mentioned FAME India scheme was launched in 2015 with an intention to cut back dependency on fossil gasoline and to deal with problems with vehicular emissions. At current, Section-II of FAME India Scheme was being carried out for a interval of 5 years with impact from April 1, 2019, with a complete budgetary help of Rs 10,000 crore.
The central authorities on Might 12, 2021 authorized a manufacturing linked incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing of superior chemistry cell (ACC) within the nation as a way to carry down costs of battery. Drop in battery value will lead to price discount of electrical autos. He mentioned electrical autos are coated beneath PLI scheme for vehicle and auto parts, which was authorized on September 15, 2021 with a budgetary outlay of Rs 25,938 crore for a interval of 5 years.
Additionally, the products and providers tax (GST) on electrical autos has been diminished from 12% to five%, GST on chargers and charging stations for electrical autos has been diminished from 18% to five%. The Union ministry of street transport and highways has additionally introduced that battery-operated autos shall be given inexperienced license plates and be exempted from allow necessities. It has additionally issued a notification advising states to waive street tax on electrical autos, which in flip will assist scale back the preliminary price of such autos.
Source: PTI
