{"id":1,"date":"2025-10-27T16:25:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techsapio.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:11:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:11:53","slug":"fame2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techsapio.com\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"Powering India’s Green Ride: A Quick Look at the FAME-II Scheme \u26a1\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

India’s push for sustainable mobility has a powerful engine: the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME)<\/strong> scheme. Specifically, FAME-II<\/strong> (Phase II, launched in 2019) was a flagship initiative by the Government of India designed to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and develop the domestic EV manufacturing ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is FAME-II?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

FAME-II was a financial incentive program with a budget of \u20b910,000 crore<\/strong> (later revised) that ran until March 2024. Its core mission was to reduce air pollution, cut down on oil imports, and transition the country towards cleaner, smarter transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key Objectives & Focus Areas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The scheme was designed with a clear, multi-pronged strategy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Demand Incentives:<\/strong>\u00a0To make EVs more affordable for end-users, mainly through upfront purchase subsidies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Electrification of Public and Shared Transport:<\/strong>\u00a0A major focus was on supporting the purchase of e-buses, e-three wheelers, and e-four wheelers for commercial and public use. However, private electric two-wheelers also received substantial incentives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Charging Infrastructure:<\/strong>\u00a0To address “range anxiety” and encourage adoption, a significant portion of the budget was allocated to setting up a\u00a0robust national EV charging network<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Domestic Manufacturing (Localisation):<\/strong>\u00a0The scheme included\u00a0Phased Manufacturing Program (PMP)<\/strong>\u00a0requirements to promote local production of key EV components like batteries, motors, and controllers, thereby boosting the ‘Make in India’ movement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Who Benefited from the Subsidies?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The scheme provided direct financial benefits to buyers of various registered electric vehicle categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Vehicle Segment<\/td>Primary Focus<\/td>Incentive Mechanism (General)<\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
    Electric Two-Wheelers (E-2W)<\/strong><\/td>Mass segment, including private buyers<\/td>Upfront reduction in purchase price, calculated per kWh of battery capacity.<\/td><\/tr>
    Electric Three-Wheelers (E-3W)<\/strong><\/td>Public and shared transport<\/td>Upfront reduction in purchase price, calculated per kWh of battery capacity.<\/td><\/tr>
    Electric Four-Wheelers (E-4W)<\/strong><\/td>Mostly for commercial\/fleet use<\/td>Incentives were available for a target number of passenger cars.<\/td><\/tr>
    Electric Buses (E-Buses)<\/strong><\/td>City and state public transport<\/td>Significant support for deployment on an operational cost model.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Eligibility Note:<\/strong> To qualify, vehicles had to meet certain technical standards, including minimum range and top speed, and use advanced batteries like Lithium-ion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The Way Forward: After FAME-II<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    While the FAME-II scheme officially concluded in March 2024, its momentum continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The government introduced the Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS) 2024<\/strong> to maintain financial support for the transition, albeit with revised and often reduced incentives, primarily focusing on electric two and three-wheelers. FAME-II laid a strong foundation, and future policies are expected to build upon its successes, addressing new challenges to drive India toward its goal of a sustainable, electrified transport sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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