Lok Sabha Question No. 4045 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Solar Water Pumps
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4045

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

## SOLAR WATER PUMPS

## 4045. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of solar water pumps that have been distributed to the farmers during the last three years and the percentage of land that was brought under irrigation by these pumps, State/UT wise;
- (b) whether solar water pumps are feasible to the farmers having small land holdings;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to increase the use of solar water pumps?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  During  last  three  years  and  current  year,  till  31.10.2019,  total  1.81  lakh  standalone  solar pumps  have  been  installed  throughout  the  country  under  schemes  being  implemented  by Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy.  State/  UT-wise  number  of  solar  pumps  installed  is placed at Annexure.

The area of land brought under irrigation through these solar pumps depends upon several factors including capacity of pump, type of crop, ground water level, etc. In general, a 5 HP capacity solar  water  pump  linked  with  micro  irrigation  system  covers  an  area  of  2.5  hectares  for irrigation.

- (b)  to  (d)  Under  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan  Mahabhiyaan  (PM-KUSUM)  Scheme priority would be given to small and marginal farmers for installation of solar water pumps up to 7.5 HP capacity for which central financial assistance (CFA) of 30% of the benchmark cost or the  tender  cost,  whichever  is  lower,  of  the  stand-alone  solar  pump  is  provided.  The  State Government also provides subsidy up to 30% or higher. Higher CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, is provided in case of North Eastern states including Sikkim; states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand; UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh; and island UTs of Lakshadweep and A&N.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4045 for 12/12/2019 regarding ' SOLAR WATER PUMPS'

## State-wise Year-wise Installation of Solar Pumps

|    | States            |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20* |   Total |
|----|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|---------|
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh    |      4841 |     13925 |      9501 |          0 |   28267 |
| 2  | Arunachal Pradesh |         4 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       4 |
| 3  | Assam             |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 4  | Bihar             |         0 |         0 |       225 |          0 |     225 |
| 5  | Chhattisgarh      |      9585 |     28297 |     22548 |          0 |   60430 |
| 6  | Delhi             |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 7  | Goa               |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 8  | Gujarat           |      5649 |      3471 |         0 |          0 |    9120 |
| 9  | Haryana           |         0 |       750 |         0 |          0 |     750 |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh  |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 11 | Jammu &Kashmir    |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 12 | Jharkhand         |      3146 |       556 |       155 |        433 |    4290 |
| 13 | Karnataka         |       697 |      1359 |      1507 |          0 |    3563 |
| 14 | Kerala            |         0 |         8 |         0 |          0 |       8 |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh    |      2007 |      1771 |     12229 |          0 |   16007 |
| 16 | Maharashtra       |      1777 |      1287 |      1000 |       5022 |    9086 |
| 17 | Manipur           |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 18 | Meghalaya         |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 19 | Mizoram           |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 20 | Nagaland          |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 21 | Orissa            |      5922 |      1718 |       530 |        224 |    8394 |
| 22 | Punjab            |         0 |         0 |      2000 |          0 |    2000 |
| 23 | Rajasthan         |      9867 |         0 |      6985 |          0 |   16852 |
| 24 | Sikkim            |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 25 | Tamil Nadu        |       849 |         0 |       221 |        475 |    1545 |
| 26 | Telangana         |       424 |         0 |         0 |          0 |     424 |
| 27 | Tripura           |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh     |      5644 |      1223 |      8382 |         81 |   15330 |
| 29 | Uttarakhand       |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 30 | West Bengal       |       605 |         0 |         0 |          0 |     605 |
| 31 | Andaman &Nicobar  |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 32 | Chandigarh        |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 33 | Lakshadweep       |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 34 | Puducherry        |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |       0 |
| 35 | Others            |         0 |         0 |       609 |          0 |     609 |
| 36 | Through NABARD    |      2027 |      1985 |         0 |          0 |    4012 |
|    | Total             |     53044 |     56350 |     65892 |       6235 |  181521 |