Lok Sabha Question No. 321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Solarisation of Pumps under PM-KUSUM
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Jayadev Galla, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 321

ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## SOLARISATION OF PUMPS UNDER PM-KUSUM

## 321. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU

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

- (a) whether the Government has completed the solarisation of 50,000 agricultural pumps in Andhra Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM);
- (b) if so, the number of pumps installed in the country, State/UT-wise including districts of Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to expand PM-KUSUM, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the amount of surplus power generated by the installed pumps under PM-KUSUM in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- (e) whether excess power generated has been sold to Discoms and if so, the details of the amount of power purchased under PM-KUSUM, Discom-wise; and
- (f) the details of the power purchased under PM-KUSUM along with the remuneration received by the farmers across the country, State/UT-wise including districts of Andhra Pradesh?

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

(a) & (b) Based on the demand received from the State of Andhra Pradesh, Ministry of New & Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  had  sanctioned  solarisation  of  50,000  existing  grid  connected agriculture pumps under Component-C of the PM-KUSUM Scheme in March, 2021 for Andhra Pradesh. However, in absence of progress, the sanction was withdrawn in April, 2022.

State/UT-wise details of the pumps solarized under Component-B and C of the Scheme are placed at Annexure.

(c)While continuing the Scheme beyond FY 2019-20, Government had expanded the Scheme by increasing the targets under Component-B from 17.5 lakh to 20 lakh for installation of standalone solar pumps and under Component-C from 10 lakh to 15 lakh for solarizations of existing grid connected  agriculture  pumps.  As  of  now  around  33.5  lakh  pumps  have  been  allocated  to  the states/UTs for solarisation under the scheme. Presently there is no proposal for expansion of the scheme..

- (d) & (e) Does not arise in view of the reply to part (a) & (b) above.

(f) Under Component-C of the Scheme, farmers can sell surplus solar power, generated through the solarisation of their existing grid connected agriculture pumps, to the DISCOM. Under this component,  pumps  have  been  reported  solarized  in  Rajasthan  and  Kerala.  Farmers  are  being provided Rs. 3.44 per unit in Rajasthan and Rs. 3.22 per unit in Kerala for the surplus power sold to the DISCOMs.

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 321

## State/UT-wise details of Pumps Solarized under Component-B & C of the PM-KUSUM Scheme as on 31.10.2022

| S.No.   | State            |   Pumps Installed/ Solarized |
|---------|------------------|------------------------------|
| 1       | Gujarat          |                         1006 |
| 2       | Haryana          |                        39057 |
| 3       | Himachal Pradesh |                          473 |
| 4       | Jammu &Kashmir   |                          462 |
| 5       | Jharkhand        |                         8729 |
| 6       | Karnataka        |                          314 |
| 7       | Kerala           |                           30 |
| 8       | Madhya Pradesh   |                         7234 |
| 9       | Maharashtra      |                        21499 |
| 10      | Manipur          |                           28 |
| 11      | Meghalaya        |                           35 |
| 12      | Odisha           |                         1138 |
| 13      | Punjab           |                        11970 |
| 14      | Rajasthan        |                        50692 |
| 15      | Tamil Nadu       |                         2242 |
| 16      | Tripura          |                         1174 |
| 17      | Uttar Pradesh    |                         6842 |
| 18      | Uttarakhand      |                          306 |
|         | Total            |                       153231 |