FAME India Scheme Phase-II: Government sanctions 670 electric buses and 241 charging stations

Oct 1, 2020, 15:32 IST

In a step towards eco-friendly transportation, the Government of India has sanctioned 670 Electric buses in 4 Indian states. The government has also sanctioned 241 charging stations in 7 Indian cities under the Phase-II of FAME India Scheme.

FAME India Scheme Phase-II

In a step towards eco-friendly transportation, the Government of India has sanctioned 670 Electric buses in 4 Indian states. The government has also sanctioned 241 charging stations in 7 Indian cities under the Phase-II of FAME India Scheme.

Prakash Javadekar, the Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, in a series of tweet, announced the sanction of 670 e-buses and 241 charging stations different Indian States under the FAME India Scheme. The scheme is introduced to carry forward Prime Minister Modi's vision of eco-friendly public transportation.

Happy to announce sanction of 670 Ebuses in Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat & Chandigarh & 241 Charging Stations in MP, TN, Kerala, Gujarat & Port Blair under Phase-II of #FAME India Scheme.This is in line with PM @narendramodi ji’s vision to push for eco-friendly public transportation pic.twitter.com/A76yokEYg2
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) September 25, 2020

Details about Phase-II Fame India Scheme

FAME India Scheme Phase-II: Electric Buses Sanctioned
States	City/STU	Organizations	Electric Buses
Goa	Intercity	Kadamba Transport Corporation	100
Maharashtra	Intercity	MSRTC	100
	Mumbai	BEST-Mumbai	40
	Navi Mumbai	Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport	100
Gujarat	Rajkot	Rajkot Rajpath Limited	100
Gujarat	Surat	Surat Municipal Corporation	150
Chandigarh	Chandigarh	Chandigarh Transport Undertaking	80
Total			670

Source: PIB

FAME India Scheme Phase-II: Charging Stations Sanctioned
Cities	Organizations	Charging Stations
Indore	Atal Indore City Transport Services Ltd.	76
Tiruchirapalli	TNSRTC Kumbakonam	25
Port Blair	NTPC	10
Kollam	KSEB	25
Thiruvananthapuram	KSEB	27
Malappuram	KSEB	28
Surat	Surat Municipal Corporation	50
Total		241

Source: PIB

Phase-II of FAME India Scheme will be implemented for a period of 3 years, starting April 1, 2019. The total budget for the scheme is Rs 10,000 crore.

The second phase of the scheme focuses on supporting the electrification of public & shared transportation. The scheme also aims at supporting through subsidies-- 7000 e-Buses, 5 lakh e-3 Wheelers, 55000 e-4 Wheeler Passenger Cars and 10 lakh e-2 Wheelers.