India is investigating the possible misappropriation of incentives supplied to electric auto (EV) makers below a 100 billion rupee ($1.21 billion) programme to advertise their speedier adoption, the minister for hefty industries instructed parliament on Tuesday.

Issues have been created versus 12 electric powered motor vehicle and pieces producers, like Hero Electric Motor vehicles Pvt Ltd and Okinawa Autotech Pvt Ltd, for violating pointers below the programme, Mahendra Nath Pandey, the minister for heavy industries, said.

Other providers were being Benling India Energy and Technological innovation Pvt Ltd, Okaya Ev Pvt Ltd, Jitendra New Ev Tech Pvt Ltd, Greaves Electric powered Mobility Pvt Ltd, Revolt Intellicorp Pvt Ltd, Kinetic Environmentally friendly Strength & Electric power Answers Ltd, Avon Cycles Ltd, Lohia Automobile Industries, Thukral Electrical Bikes Pvt Ltd and Victory Electric powered Vehicles Worldwide Pvt Ltd.

None of the firms responded quickly to a Reuters ask for for comment.

Pandey mentioned all issues were remaining re-confirmed by companies, while two EV makers have been suspended from using incentives beneath the scheme following assessment of problems. He did not title the two organizations.

India wants to increase its electrical motor vehicle industry from 1% of full motor vehicle revenue, of about 3 million a year, to 30% by 2030.

To realize that, the government is reimbursing EV and hybrid automobile makers for minimizing the order selling price of their autos underneath the More rapidly Adoption and Producing of Electric Vehicles in India (FAME) programme.

Pandey advised parliament that the sale of electrical autos less than the programme has increased from 19,100 in 2019-20, when the plan begun, to 442,901 in 2022-23 up to Dec. 9 2022.