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ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

Saransh Kanaujia
Saransh Kanaujia - Editor
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The State-wise details of 5293 Electric Vehicle charging stations established along National Highways is given at Annexure -A. This includes 4729 EV Charging Stations set up under Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas at an expenditure of Rs. 178 Crore.

In addition, Ministry of Heavy Industries has set up a target of 5833 EV charging stations along Highways out of total 7432 EV charging stations through three Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) under Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoP&NG). The state wise list of these 5833 EV charging stations is given in Annexure-B. A capital subsidy of Rs. 800 Crore has been provided to these Oil Companies towards establishment of 7432 EV charging stations.

At present, Government has not planned to set up any Power Station alongside National Highways for the aforesaid EV charging stations.

Annexure-A

State/UTsNumber of EV charging Stations on National Highways
Andaman & Nicobar1
Andhra Pradesh249
Arunachal Pradesh30
Assam147
Bihar96
Chhattisgarh116
Delhi10
Goa33
Gujarat259
Haryana284
Himachal Pradesh68
Jammu & Kashmir60
Jharkhand87
Karnataka300
Kerala138
Ladakh2
Maharashtra750
Manipur27
Meghalaya35
Mizoram8
Madhya Pradesh231
Nagaland13
Odisha189
Pondicherry2
Punjab195
Rajasthan482
Sikkim3
Tamil Nadu369
Telangana221
Tripura24
Uttar Pradesh577
Uttarakhand79
West Bengal208
Grand Total5293

Annexure B

StateNumber of Charges on Highway
Andhra Pradesh319
Arunachal Pradesh5
Assam59
Bihar139
Chandigarh5
Chhattisgarh70
Delhi25
Goa24
Gujarat420
Haryana261
Himachal Pradesh53
Jammu & Kashmir72
Jharkhand105
Karnataka471
Kerala189
Madhya Pradesh231
Maharashtra659
Manipur1
Meghalaya27
Mizoram7
Nagaland6
Odisha190
Pondicherry16
Punjab272
Rajasthan439
Sikkim1
Tamil Nadu649
Telangana244
Tripura1
Uttar Pradesh525
Uttarakhand27
West Bengal321
Grand Total5,833

This information was given by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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Saransh Kanaujia is a journalist and editor associated with Matribhumi Samachar Group, covering Indian national affairs, business and economy, technology, government policies, and other major developments. His work focuses on providing timely news coverage, explainers and updates for readers in India and abroad.