Ministry of Heavy Industries
Under the FAME-II Scheme Rs.912.50 crore were
allocated for setting up of EVPCS on pan India
basis and no state wise allocation was made
प्रव तथ: 28 JUL 2026 6:46PM by PIB Delhi
(a): As per inputs received from the three Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), namely BPCL, IOCL
and HPCL, under the FAME-II Scheme, a total of 482 EV public charging stations (EVPCS) have...
Ministry of Heavy Industries Under the FAME-II Scheme Rs.912.50 crore were allocated for setting up of EVPCS on pan India basis and no state wise allocation was made प्रव तथ: 28 JUL 2026 6:46PM by PIB Delhi
(a): As per inputs received from the three Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), namely BPCL, IOCL and HPCL, under the FAME-II Scheme, a total of 482 EV public charging stations (EVPCS) have been sanctioned in West Bengal, of which 463 are operational as on 01.07.2026. The district-wise details of number of EVPCS sanctioned and operational in West Bengal as on 01.07.2026 are provided at Annexure I.
(b): No such assessment has been done.
(c) to (e): As per information received from BHEL, the Project Implementation Agency for PM E- DRIVE Scheme for EVPCS, a proposal has been received from West Bengal, in which no chargers are proposed for Mathurapur. However, the proposal includes 5 EVPCS for South 24 Parganas district (located in Canning, Bakkhali, Diamond Harbour, Kakdwip and Namkhana).
No Financial Assistance has been provided to West Bengal under PM E-DRIVE Scheme till date.
Under the FAME-II Scheme Rs.912.50 crore were allocated for setting up of EVPCS on pan India basis and no state wise allocation was made.
Further, an allocation of Rs.2,000 crore have been made under the PM E-DRIVE scheme, for deployment of EVPCS on pan India basis including West Bengal.
Further, setting up of EV charging stations (EVCS) is an unlicensed activity and any institution including private entities are free to setup, operate and maintain EVCS across India. ******* Annexure I Details of District wise EVPCS sanctioned and operational in West Bengal as on 01.07.2026 are as under:
Sl. No. District No. of EVPCS Sanctioned Operational 1 Alipurduar 8 82 Bankura 22 20 3 Birbhum 21 21 4 Coochbehar 9 9 5 Dakshin Dinajpur 10 10 6 Darjeeling 17 16 7 Hooghly 33 33 8 Howrah 16 15 9 Jalpaiguri 28 28 10 Jhargram 4 4 11 Kalimpong 0 0 12 Kolkata 23 21 13 Malda 13 13 14 Murshidabad 25 25 15 Nadia 27 26 16 North 24 Pargannas 43 40 17 Paschim Bardhman 42 42 18 Paschim Medinipur 34 28 19 Purba Bardhaman 28 28 20 Purba Medinipur 28 27 21 Purulia 5 5 22 South 24 Pargannas 23 22 23 Uttar Dinajpur 23 22Total 482 463
Source: IOCL, BPCL and HPCL ******* TPJ (रलीज़ आईडी: 2290690) आगंतुक पटल : 390 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , ही