Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Releases Data of EV Charging Stations on National Highways

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has released data of Electric Vehicle charging stations on national highways. According to the information given by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, around 5293 EV charging stations have been established along National Highways. This includes 4729 EV Charging Stations set up under Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas at an expenditure of INR 178 Crore.

State/UTs EV Charging Stations

on National Highways

Andaman & Nicobar 1
Andhra Pradesh 249
Arunachal Pradesh 30
Assam 147
Bihar 96
Chhattisgarh 116
Delhi 10
Goa 33
Gujarat 259
Haryana 284
Himachal Pradesh 68
Jammu & Kashmir 60
Jharkhand 87
Karnataka 300
Kerala 138
Ladakh 2
Maharashtra 750
Manipur 27
Meghalaya 35
Mizoram 8
Madhya Pradesh 231
Nagaland 13
Odisha 189
Pondicherry 2
Punjab 195
Rajasthan 482
Sikkim 3
Tamil Nadu 369
Telangana 221
Tripura 24
Uttar Pradesh 577
Uttarakhand 79
West Bengal 208
Grand Total 5293
(Source: PIB)

Additionally, 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). A capital subsidy of INR 800 Crore has been provided to these Oil Companies towards establishment of the charging stations.