Over 10 lakh EVs registered 1742 public charging stations operational Gadkari
New Delhi Mar 23 PTIA total of1060707 electric vehicles were registered in India till last week while 1742 public charging stations PCS were operational in the country Parliament was informed on Wednesday In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said electric charging stations are to be provided by the developer on national highways as part of the wayside amenities WSAs The number of electric vehicles in the country as per Vahan 4 data as on March 19 is 1060707 and a total of 1742 Public Charging Stations PCS as per Bureau of Energy Efficiency BEE are operational in the country as on March 21 2022 Gadkari said He said the National Highways Authority of India NHAI has already awarded 39 such facilities for development Replying to a separate question Gadkari said 816 feetoll plazas are operational on national highways across the country as on March 21 2022 On the policy regarding winding up of a toll plaza he explained that as per National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules 2008 incase of Public Private Partnership PPP projects after completion of the concession period the user fee is to be collected by the central government at reduced rates of 40 per cent In case of public-funded projects the user fee rates are to be reduced to 40 per cent after recovery of capital cost of the project the minister said According to Gadkari Rajasthan 122 Uttar Pradesh 90 and Madhya Pradesh 77 have maximum number of fee plazas Replying to another question he said about Rs 2026845 crore and an amount of Rs 118994 crore has been releasedspent on projects sanctioned under the Central Road Infrastructure Fund CRIF and Economic Importance Interstate Connectivity EIISC scheme respectively during the last three years PTI BKS BKS HVA HVA
New Delhi Mar 23 PTIA total of1060707 electric vehicles were registered in India till last week while 1742 public charging stations PCS were operational in the country Parliament was informed on Wednesday In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said electric charging stations are to be provided by the developer on national highways as part of the wayside amenities WSAs The number of electric vehicles in the country as per Vahan 4 data as on March 19 is 1060707 and a total of 1742 Public Charging Stations PCS as per Bureau of Energy Efficiency BEE are operational in the country as on March 21 2022 Gadkari said He said the National Highways Authority of India NHAI has already awarded 39 such facilities for development Replying to a separate question Gadkari said 816 feetoll plazas are operational on national highways across the country as on March 21 2022 On the policy regarding winding up of a toll plaza he explained that as per National Highways Fee Determination of Rates and Collection Rules 2008 incase of Public Private Partnership PPP projects after completion of the concession period the user fee is to be collected by the central government at reduced rates of 40 per cent In case of public-funded projects the user fee rates are to be reduced to 40 per cent after recovery of capital cost of the project the minister said According to Gadkari Rajasthan 122 Uttar Pradesh 90 and Madhya Pradesh 77 have maximum number of fee plazas Replying to another question he said about Rs 2026845 crore and an amount of Rs 118994 crore has been releasedspent on projects sanctioned under the Central Road Infrastructure Fund CRIF and Economic Importance Interstate Connectivity EIISC scheme respectively during the last three years PTI BKS BKS HVA HVA
