New Delhi, July 21 -- India has 52,718 public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, including 16,561 public charging stations equipped with fast EV chargers for cars, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.

Replying to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Heavy Industries Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma said the government has also taken several steps to reduce range anxiety among private EV users by expanding charging infrastructure across the country.

According to the reply, the Ministry of Heavy Industries has allocated Rs 912.50 crore under the FAME-II scheme and Rs 2,000 crore under the PM E-DRIVE scheme for setting up EV public charging stations across the country, particularly in cities and along h...