Features of Phase I of Fame India Scheme

• The concerned authorities implemented the first phase by focusing on four key areas. These are (a) Demand Creation, (b) Technology Platform, (c) Pilot Project and (d) Charging Infrastructure.
• The Government installed 427 charging stations during Phase I.
• The Government allotted ₹ 895 crores to cover the operations of Phase I. Here, nearly 2.8 lakh electric vehicles were supported with an amount of ₹ 359 crores.

Features of Phase II of Fame India Scheme

• The second phase of Fame India Scheme stresses on electrification of public transportation and shared transportation.
• This phase gets budgetary support of ₹ 10,000 crores.
• The Governmre supported with an amount of ₹ 359 crores.

Through this scheme, the concerned department aims to provide incentives to various categories of vehicles. These are,

• Electric Two-wheelers: 10 lakh registered electric two-wheelers will get an incentive of ₹ 20,000 each.
• Electric Four-wheelers: 35,000 electric 4-wheelers with ex-factory price of ₹ 15 lakh will get an incentive of ₹ 1.5 lakh each.
• Hybrid Four-wheelers: Through this scheme, the Government will provide ₹ 13,000 – ₹ 20,000 as an incentive to hybrid 4-wheelers with ex-factory price of ₹ 15 lakh.
• e-rickshaws: 5 lakh e-rickshaws (each) can avail ₹ 50,000 as incentives.
• e-buses: Nearly 8000 e-buses with a maximum ex-factory price of ₹ 2 crores will receive an incentive of ₹ 50 lakh each.

Under the second phase of Fame India Scheme, the Government is hopeful of establishing 2700 charging stations in metros, smart cities, hilly states, million-plus cities across the country. The grid measurement will follow a 3 km x 3 km layout.

The Government aims to cover highways as well and establish charging stations on both sides of the road with a gap of 25 km between two consecutive stations.