Lok Sabha Question No. 1944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Funds Allocation under PM-KUSUM
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1944

ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021

## FUNDS ALLOCATION UNDER PM-KUSUM

## 1944. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI

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

(a) the quantum of funds allocated by the Government under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) Scheme to the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year alongwith the funds utilisation;

- (b) the number of off-grid solar pumps installed in the country, State-wise including in Tamilnadu, district-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has been able to achieve the targets under the said scheme in a time bound manner;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to achieve the targets under PM-KUSUM?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) The PM-KUSUM Scheme was launched in March 2019. Based on the progress reported by the state of Tamil Nadu under the three components of PM-KUSUM Scheme, Ministry of New and  Renewable  Energy  has  released  Rs.  12.85  Crore  to  the  Agriculture  Engineering Department,  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  for  installation  of  standalone  solar  pumps  under Component-B  of  the  Scheme  of  which  Rs.  8.82  Crore  has  been  reported  utilised  till 30.11.2021.
- (b) State-wise details of off-grid solar pumps installed under Component-B of PM-KUSUM Scheme is placed at Annexure-I and district-wise details of pumps installed in the State of Tamil Nadu are placed at Annexure-II.
- (c) to (e)The PM-KUSUM Scheme is available for sanction till 2022 and the progress under the three components of the Scheme reported till 30.11.2021 is given below:
- (i) Component-A:  Solar power plants of total 4909 MW capacity have been sanctioned and plants of 20 MW capacity have been installed.
- (ii) Component-B: A total of 3.59 lakh stand-alone solar pumps sanctioned of which 75,098 pumps have been installed.
- (iii)Component-C: Sanction issued for solarization of 10.02 lakh existing grid connected agricultural pumps of which 1026 pumps have been solarized.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has taken several steps to achieve the targets under  the  Scheme.  These  inter-alia  include  regular  monitoring  of  the  Scheme,  issue  of clarifications  and  amendments  to  the  scheme  guidelines  based  on  lessons  learnt  during implementation, organising workshops, inclusion of all the three components under priority sector lending, etc.

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Off-grid solar pumps installed under Component-B of PM-KUSUM

| S. No.   | States/Capacity   |   No. of Pumps Installed |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | Rajasthan         |                    23700 |
| 2        | Madhya Pradesh    |                     7234 |
| 3        | Jharkhand         |                     6711 |
| 4        | Uttar Pradesh     |                     6384 |
| 5        | Tamil Nadu        |                     1016 |
| 6        | Haryana           |                    22040 |
| 7        | Odisha            |                      566 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  |                      180 |
| 9        | Punjab            |                     6037 |
| 10       | Karnataka         |                      314 |
| 11       | Gujarat           |                      450 |
| 12       | Tripura           |                      421 |
| 13       | Manipur           |                       10 |
| 14       | Meghalaya         |                       35 |
|          | Total             |                    75098 |

Annexure-II referred in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 1944 to be answered on 09.12.2021

District-wise  list  of  off-grid  solar  pumps  installed  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  under Component-B of PM-KUSUM Scheme

| SI . No.   | Name of the district   |   Pumps installed ( in Nos.) |
|------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1          | Kancheepuram           |                           29 |
| 2          | Tiruvallur             |                           16 |
| 3          | Vellore                |                           64 |
| 4          | Tiruvanamalai          |                           22 |
| 5          | Villupuram             |                           47 |
| 6          | Cuddalore              |                           18 |
| 7          | Dharmapuri             |                           17 |
| 8          | Salem                  |                           42 |
| 9          | Namakkal               |                           13 |
| 10         | Krishnagiri            |                           21 |
| 11         | Coimbatore             |                           23 |
| 12         | Erode                  |                           34 |
| 13         | Tiruppur               |                           18 |
| 14         | Thanjavur              |                           59 |
| 15         | Tiruvarur              |                           50 |
| 16         | Nagapattinam           |                           13 |
| 17         | Trichy                 |                           31 |
| 18         | Karur                  |                           21 |
| 19         | Ariyalur               |                           39 |
| 20         | Perambalur             |                           24 |
| 21         | Pudukkottai            |                           46 |
| 22         | Madurai                |                           29 |
| 23         | Theni                  |                           32 |
| 24         | Dindigul               |                           25 |
| 25         | Virudhunagar           |                           59 |
| 26         | Sivagangai             |                           38 |
| 27         | Ramanathapuram         |                           13 |
| 28         | Tirunelveli            |                           80 |
| 29         | Thoothukudi            |                           68 |
| 30         | Kanyakumari            |                           10 |
| 31         | The Nilgiris           |                           15 |
|            | Total                  |                         1016 |