Lok Sabha Question No. 3094 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Water Pumps Installed under PM-KUSUM
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3094

ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021

## WATER PUMPS INSTALLED UNDER PM-KUSUM

## 3094. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE

Will the Minister of New and Renewable Energy be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of solar water pumps that have been installed under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme since its inception, State and year-wise including districts of Rajasthan;
- (b) the number of solar water pumps manufactured in the country during the last five years; (c) the steps taken by the Government to increase the country's solar water pump manufacturing capacity;
- (d)   whether the Government has a ceiling limit on number of solar water pumps in a district depending on its ground water level;
- (e) the details of ground water table and the number of solar powered water pumps installed in the State of Rajasthan, district-wise;
- (f)  whether the Government has requisite surveillance mechanisms and is taking active measures to ensure solar water pumps do not disrupt the ground water table in districts with depleted levels of ground water; and
- (g)    the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to decentralised solar power production?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)State-wise  year-wise  number  of  standalone  solar  water  pumps  installed  under  Pradhan Mantri  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan  Mahabhiyan  (PM-KUSUM)  scheme  since inception  is  given    at Annexure-I .  District-wise  number  of  these  pumps  for  Rajasthan  is given at Annexure-II.

- (b) As per the information available from the solar pump suppliers, about 3.50 lakh solar pumps have been manufactured and supplied under various Central Government and State Government programmes during the last five years.
- (c)Following provisions of the PM-KUSUM Scheme aim to increase country's solar water pump manufacturing capacity:
- (i)  Target  of  installation  or  solarisation  of  35  lakh  pumps  through  central  financial  support under the Scheme provides visibility of demand in the coming years.
- (ii) Condition of domestic content requirement for participation in Component-B (standalone solar pumps) and Component-C (solarisation of existing agricultural pumps).
- (iii) Direct participation of manufacturers of solar pumps/ solar photovoltaic modules/ solar pump  controller  either  as  sole  bidder  or  member  of  a  Joint  Venture,  in  bidding  under Component-B and Component-C.

(d) to (f) Under the PM-KUSUM Scheme, there is no limit on number of solar water pumps in a district. However, new solar pumps are not allowed to be installed in areas notified by Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB),  which  monitors  and  regulates  ground  water development and extraction. Only the existing diesel pumps can be replaced with solar pumps under  Component-B  and  existing  electric  pumps  can  be  solarized  under  Component-C  in these  areas  provided  they  use  micro  irrigation  techniques  to  save  water.  Additionally,  to conserve ground water, following provision are included in the PM-KUSUM Scheme:

(i)  Preference  for  installation  of  standalone  solar  pumps  and  solarisation  of  existing agriculture  pumps  is  given  to  the  farmers  using  micro  irrigation  systems  or  covered  under micro irrigation schemes or those who opt for micro irrigation systems.

(ii) The size of standalone solar pump is to be selected on the basis of water table in the area, land covered and quantity of water required for irrigation.

(iii)Farmers have the option to monetize the surplus power generated under individual pump solarisation by selling it to the DISCOM. Further, under feeder level solarisation, farmers are incentivised for electricity consumption below the benchmark consumption.

Details of the ground water table released by CGWB in June, 2021 along with solar pumps installed, district-wise, is placed at Annexure-III .

(g)The  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  for decentralised solar power production include the following:

(i) Installation of grid-connected solar power plants up to 2 MW capacity under ComponentA of PM-KUSUM Scheme

(ii)  Installation  of  standalone  solar  pumps  under  Component-B  and  solarisation  of  gridconnected agriculture pumps including through feeder level solarisation under Component-C of PM-KUSUM Scheme by providing Central Financial Assistance (CFA).

(iv) Promotion of rooftop solar under Solar Rooftop Phase II Programme by providing CFA in residential sector and incentives to DISCOMs.

(v)  Off-grid  &  Decentralized  Solar  PV  Applications  Programme,  which  has  provided financial  support  for  installation  of  solar  street  lights  and  off-grid  solar  power  plants,  and distribution of solar study lamps.

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Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 3094 for 16/12/2021 regarding ' Water Pumps Installed under PM-KUSUM ' State-wise details of solar pumps reported installed in the country under Component-B

of PM-KUSUM (as on 13.12.2021)

| S. No.   | State            |   Solar Pumps Installed (Nos.) |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | Gujarat          |                            450 |
| 2        | Haryana          |                          22040 |
| 3        | Himachal Pradesh |                            180 |
| 4        | Jharkhand        |                           6711 |
| 5        | Karnataka        |                            314 |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh   |                           7234 |
| 7        | Manipur          |                             10 |
| 8        | Meghalaya        |                             35 |
| 9        | Odisha           |                            566 |
| 10       | Punjab           |                           6037 |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu       |                           1016 |
| 12       | Tripura          |                            421 |
| 13       | Rajasthan        |                          23892 |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh    |                           6384 |
|          | Total            |                          75290 |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 3094 for 16/12/2021 regarding ' Water Pumps Installed under PM-KUSUM '

District wise Solar Water pumps reported installed under PM-KUSUM Component B Rajasthan Sate

| S.No.       | District       | Solar Pumps Installed (Nos.)   |
|-------------|----------------|--------------------------------|
| 1           | Ajmer          | 907                            |
| 2           | Alwar          | 546                            |
| 3           | Banswara       | 185                            |
| 4           | Baran          | 124                            |
| 5           | Barmer         | 388                            |
| 6           | Bharatpur      | 189                            |
| 7           | Bhilwara       | 1000                           |
| 8           | Bikaner        | 2346                           |
| 9           | Bundi          | 631                            |
| 10          | Chittaurgarh   | 467                            |
| 11          | Churu          | 2448                           |
| 12          | Dausa          | 311                            |
| 13          | Dhaulpur       | 20                             |
| 14          | Dungarpur      | 113                            |
| 15          | Hanumangarh    | 890                            |
| 16          | Jaipur         | 3422                           |
| 17          | Jaisalmer      | 755                            |
| 18          | Jalore         | 1239                           |
| 19          | Jhalawar       | 53                             |
| 20          | Jhunjhunu      | 495                            |
| 21          | Jodhpur        | 138                            |
| 22          | Karauli        | 102                            |
| 23          | Kota           | 70                             |
| 24          | Nagaur         | 259                            |
| 25          | Pali           | 246                            |
| 26          | Pratapgarh     | 279                            |
| 27          | Rajsamand      | 310                            |
| 28          | Sawai Madhopur | 579                            |
| 29          | Sikar          | 657                            |
| 30          | Sirohi         | 770                            |
| 31          | Sri Ganganagar | 1902                           |
| 32          | Tonk           | 1548                           |
| 33          | Udaipur        | 503                            |
| Total 23892 | Total 23892    | Total 23892                    |

District-wise  details  of  extractable  water  resource  and  solar  pumps  installed  under Component-B of PM-KUSUM

|   S.No | Name of District   |   Total Annual Extractable Resource of Assessed Units (in Mcm) |   Solar Pumps Installed (Nos.) |
|--------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|      1 | Ajmer              |                                                         372.08 |                            907 |
|      2 | Alwar              |                                                         617.87 |                            546 |
|      3 | Banswara           |                                                         182.56 |                            185 |
|      4 | Baran              |                                                         623.87 |                            124 |
|      5 | Barmer             |                                                         339.74 |                            388 |
|      6 | Bharatpur          |                                                         298.16 |                            189 |
|      7 | Bhilwara           |                                                         388.77 |                           1000 |
|      8 | Bikaner            |                                                         344.85 |                           2346 |
|      9 | Bundi              |                                                         303.53 |                            631 |
|     10 | Chittaurgarh       |                                                         388.33 |                            467 |
|     11 | Churu              |                                                         116.11 |                           2448 |
|     12 | Dausa              |                                                         246.88 |                            311 |
|     13 | Dhaulpur           |                                                         231.81 |                             20 |
|     14 | Dungarpur          |                                                         177.61 |                            113 |
|     15 | Hanumangarh        |                                                         200.81 |                            890 |
|     16 | Jaipur             |                                                         699.44 |                           3422 |
|     17 | Jaisalmer          |                                                          85.05 |                            755 |
|     18 | Jalor              |                                                         505.61 |                           1239 |
|     19 | Jhalawar           |                                                         497.14 |                             53 |
|     20 | Jhunjhunu          |                                                         223.48 |                            495 |
|     21 | Jodhpur            |                                                         343.03 |                            138 |
|     22 | Karauli            |                                                         308.25 |                            102 |
|     23 | Kota               |                                                         449.21 |                             70 |
|     24 | Nagaur             |                                                         488.24 |                            259 |
|     25 | Pali               |                                                         296.13 |                            246 |
|     26 | Pratapgarh         |                                                         201.79 |                            279 |
|     27 | Rajsamand          |                                                         103.5  |                            310 |
|     28 | Sawai Madhopur     |                                                         343.19 |                            579 |
|     29 | Sikar              |                                                         353.29 |                            657 |
|     30 | Sirohi             |                                                         247.03 |                            770 |
|     31 | Sri Ganganagar     |                                                         446.12 |                           1902 |
|     32 | Tonk               |                                                         370.32 |                           1548 |
|     33 | Udaipur            |                                                         279.81 |                            503 |