Lok Sabha Question No. 110 (STARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: PM-KUSUM Scheme
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Balak Nath, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 110

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## PM-KUSUM SCHEME

- *110. SHRI BALAK NATH SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

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

- (a)   the details of Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PMKUSUM) scheme;
- (b)  the salient features of the said scheme and the criteria fixed therein;
- (c)  the amount provided to the farmers for installation of solar pumps by the Government during the last two years, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan;
- (d) the positive results/achievements of the said scheme, till date;
- (e) whether the Government has made efforts to review the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (f)  whether the officials of the Government are coordinating with the farmers to bring better results and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) if not, the efforts being made by the Government to provide more benefits to the farmers under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) to (g) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (g) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.110 to be answered on 09.02.2023 regarding PM-KUSUM Scheme

(a)  to  (g)  The  main  objectives  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) include de-dieselisation of the farm sector, providing water and energy  security  to  farmers,  increasing  the  income  of  farmers  and  curbing  environmental pollution. The Scheme has three components targeted to achieve solar power capacity addition of 30.8 GW by 31.3.2026 with total central financial support of Rs. 34422 Cr. Other salient features of the Scheme are given at Annexure-I.

The  amount  provided  by  the  Government  under  the  Scheme  to  States/UTs,  including Rajasthan, for installation of standalone solar pumps and solarization of existing agriculture pumps during the last two years and the current year, till 31.12.2022, is placed at AnnexureII. State-wise  achievements  under  the  three  components  of  the  Scheme  are  placed  at Annexure-III.

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) is continuously engaged with stakeholders, including the farmers, to review and monitor the implementation of the Scheme. In addition, third  party  evaluation  of  the  Scheme  has  been  carried  out  during  FY  2020-21.  To  ease implementation  of  the  Scheme,  MNRE  has  taken  various  steps  which  are  provided  at Annexure-IV.

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) to (g) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 110 for 09.02.2023

## Other salient features of PM- KUSUM Scheme

| Components, Targets &Criteria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Financial Assistance available                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| The Scheme is demand driven and open for all farmers of the country for implementation as per guidelines issued for the Scheme. The Scheme is implemented through the state government agencies. ComponentA : Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/Stilt Mounted Solar Power Plants on barren/fallow/pasture/marshy/ cultivable land of farmers. Such plants can be installed by individual farmer, Solar Power Developer, Cooperatives, Panchayats and Farmers Producer Organisations. Component B : Installation of 20 Lakh Stand-alone Solar Pumps in off-grid areas. Component C: Solarisation of 15 Lakh Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps through (i) Individual Pump Solarisation and (ii) Feeder Level Solarisation. The beneficiaries under Component-B and Component-C could be individual farmer, Water User Associations, Primary Agriculture Credit Societies and Communities/Cluster Based Irrigation Systems. | Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) to the DISCOMs @ 40 paise/kWh or Rs.6.60 lakhs/MW/year, whichever is lower, for buying solar/ other renewable power under this scheme. The PBI is given to the DISCOMs for a period of five years from the Commercial Operation Date of the plant. Therefore, the total PBI payable to DISCOMs is Rs. 33 Lakh per MW. For Component-B and individual pump solarisation under Component-C: CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost issued by MNREorthe prices of the systems discovered in the tender, whichever is lower is provided. However, in North Eastern States including Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost issued by MNRE or the prices of the systems discovered in the tender, whichever is lower, is provided. In addition, the respective state/UT has to provide at least 30% financial support. Balance cost is to be contributed by beneficiary. For agriculture feeder solarization, CFA of Rs 1.05 Crore per MW is provided. There is no mandatory requirement of financial support from participating State/UT. The feeder solarisation |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (a) to (g) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 110 for 09.02.2023

## Funds Released Under PM- KUSUM Scheme (till 31.12.2022)

(Amounted released in Rs. Crore)

| S. No.   | States/UTs        |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23* |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| 1.       | Arunachal Pradesh |      0    |      0    |       0.81 |
| 2.       | Gujarat           |      3.95 |      0    |       6.18 |
| 3.       | Haryana           |     51.33 |    161.12 |     102.25 |
| 4.       | Himachal Pradesh  |      2.8  |      0    |       5.85 |
| 5.       | Jammu& Kashmir    |      0    |      0    |      15.69 |
| 6.       | Jharkhand         |     16.05 |      0    |      19.97 |
| 7.       | Karnataka         |      1.26 |      0    |       0    |
| 8.       | Madhya Pradesh    |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 9.       | Maharashtra       |      0    |      9.6  |     210.46 |
| 10.      | Manipur           |      0.36 |      0    |       0    |
| 11.      | Meghalaya         |      0.28 |      0    |       0    |
| 12.      | Odisha            |      0.77 |      0    |       0    |
| 13.      | Punjab            |      8.28 |     23.7  |      28.31 |
| 14.      | Rajasthan         |     52.06 |    153.49 |     193.61 |
| 15.      | Tamil Nadu        |      0    |     20.3  |       0.3  |
| 16.      | Tripura           |      3.96 |      7.36 |       0.12 |
| 17.      | Uttarakhand       |      0    |      0    |       3.31 |
| 18.      | Uttar Pradesh     |     15.34 |     13.73 |      36.38 |
| 19.      | Others            |      0    |     16.75 |       0    |
| Total    | Total             |    156.43 |    406.04 |     623.24 |

## Annexure-III referred to in reply to part (a) to (g) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 110 for 09.02.2023

## Achievements under PM-KUSUM Scheme (till 31.12.2022)

| S. No.   | States/UTs        | Component-A (MW)   | Component-A (MW)   | Component-B (Nos)   | Component-B (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S. No.   | States/UTs        | Sanctioned         | Installed          | Sanctioned          | Installed           | Sanctioned (IPS)    | Sanctioned (FLS)    | Installed           |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | 2                  | 0                  | 200                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 2        | Assam             | 10                 | 0                  | 5000                | 0                   | 1000                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh      | 30                 | 0                  | 25000               | 0                   | 0                   | 330500              | 0                   |
| 4        | Bihar             | 0                  | 0                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 160000              | 0                   |
| 5        | Gujarat           | 500                | 0                  | 8082                | 1283                | 7000                | 300500              | 0                   |
| 6        | Goa               | 50                 | 0                  | 200                 | 0                   | 0                   | 11000               | 0                   |
| 7        | Haryana           | 65                 | 2.25               | 252655              | 40216               | 0                   | 65079               | 0                   |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 50                 | 19.7               | 1580                | 478                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 9        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 20                 | 0                  | 5000                | 462                 | 4000                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 50                 | 0                  | 36717               | 8922                | 1000                | 10000               | 0                   |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 0                  | 0                  | 10314               | 314                 | 0                   | 337000              | 0                   |
| 12       | Kerala            | 40                 | 0                  | 100                 | 0                   | 45100               | 3200                | 30                  |
| 13       | Ladakh            | 5                  | 0                  | 1600                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 500                | 4                  | 12000               | 6787                | 0                   | 270000              | 0                   |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 500                | 0                  | 225000              | 37721               | 0                   | 250000              | 0                   |
| 16       | Manipur           | 0                  | 0                  | 150                 | 28                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 5                  | 0                  | 535                 | 35                  | 0                   | 10000               | 0                   |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 0                  | 0                  | 2700                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 5                  | 0                  | 165                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 20       | Odisha            | 500                | 0                  | 5741                | 1138                | 40000               | 10000               | 0                   |
| 21       | Puducherry        | 7                  | 0                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 22       | Punjab            | 220                | 0                  | 78000               | 12128               | 186                 | 125000              | 0                   |
| 23       | Rajasthan         | 1200               | 62.5               | 198884              | 54195               | 1144                | 100000              | 1144                |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 424                | 0                  | 7200                | 2468                | 20000               | 10000               | 0                   |
| 25       | Telangana         | 500                | 0                  | 400                 | 0                   | 0                   | 8000                | 0                   |
| 26       | Tripura           | 5                  | 0                  | 6021                | 1174                | 2600                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 225                | 0                  | 66842               | 12773               | 0                   | 400000              | 0                   |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 0                  | 0                  | 3705                | 307                 | 200                 | 0                   | 0                   |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 0                  | 0                  | 0                   | 0                   | 23700               | 0                   | 0                   |
|          | Total             | 4913               | 88.45              | 953791              | 180429              | 145930              | 2400279             | 1174                |

## Annexure-IV referred to in reply to part (a) to (g) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 110 for 09.02.2023

## Steps taken by Ministry to ease implementation of the PM-KUSUM Scheme inter-alia include:

- PM-KUSUM Scheme has been extended till 31.03.2026.
- Central Financial Assistance (CFA) available for pump capacity up to 15 HP (increased from 7.5 HP) to the individual farmers in the North-eastern States, UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, States of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and Island UTs of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep, and for each farmer in the cluster/ community irrigation projects in high water table areas in all the States/ UTs.
- Meetings with Banks/Financial Institutions (FIs) for availability of low cost financing to farmers.
- State level tender allowed for procurement of standalone solar pumps
- Time period extended for implementation to 24 months from the date of initial sanction.
- Requirement of performance bank guarantees under Component-A and Component-C (Feeder Level Solarization) relaxed.
- Tender conditions have been revised to increase the installer base in order to expedite extending benefit under the Scheme.
- Solarization  of  pumps  under  the  Scheme  included  under  Agriculture  Infrastructure Fund (AIF) to provide subsidized loans to farmers.
- Scheme included under Priority Sector Lending (PSL) Guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to enable ease of accessing finance. Further, a number of banks have issued lending guidelines for the Scheme.
- Specifications & testing procedure of the solar pumps have been revised from time to time to promote quality of installations.
- Web-Portals  at  Central  and  at  State  levels  have  been  developed  for  monitoring  of Scheme.
- Creating publicity and awareness including through CPSUs.
- Toll free number provided for ease of getting information on the Scheme.
- Regular monitoring of the progress and issuance of clarifications and amendments to the  scheme  guidelines  based  on  lessons  learnt  during  implementation  and  feedback from stakeholders.