Lok Sabha Question No. 2573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Guidelines of the PM-KUSUM
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2573

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023

## GUIDELINES OF THE PM-KUSUM

## 2573. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

- (a) whether there has been any changes in the guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the number of beneficiaries under the PM-KUSUM as on date, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the details of the impact that PM-KUSUM has created after its launch?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has taken several steps to achieve the targets under the PM-KUSUM Scheme. This includes amendment in the Scheme guidelines based on feedback received during implementation. Details of the major amendments made in the scheme are given at Annexure-I.
- (c) State/ UT-wise details of the beneficiaries under the PM-KUSUM Scheme are given in Annexure-II.
- (d) As on 28.02.2023, grid-connected solar power plants of 89.45 MW capacity have been installed and 2.09 lakh agriculture pumps have been solarized under the Scheme. This installed capacity is  estimated  to have  reduced  the  carbon  dioxide  (CO2)  emissions  by  0.67 million tonnes and reduced diesel consumption by 143 million litres of diesel per annum.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2573 for 16.03.2023

## Amendment in the PM-KUSUM Scheme to ease implementation inter-alia include:

- PM-KUSUM Scheme has been extended till 31.03.2026.
- Feeder level solarization has been introduced under Component-C of the Scheme.
- Besides  barren,  fallow  and  agricultural  land,  solar  power  plants  can  also  be installed on pasturelands and marshlands of farmers.
- To support small farmers, the solar power projects smaller than 500 kW may be allowed by States based on techno-commercial feasibility.
- Penalty on solar power generator for shortfall in solar power generation under Component-A removed.
- 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.
- For solar pumps to be set up and used by Water User Associations (WUA), Farmer Producer  Organisations  (FPO),  Primary Agriculture  Credit  Societies  (PACS)  and cluster-based irrigation systems, CFA is allowed for solar pump capacity higher than 7.5 HP, considering up to 5 HP capacity for each individual farmer in the group/ association.
- State level tender allowed for procurement of standalone solar pumps.
- Time period extended for implementation to 24 months from the date of initial sanction.
- The condition of domestic content requirement for solar cells has been waived off  for  the  feeder  solarization  projects  under  Component-C for which work is awarded to the implementing company (EPC contractor in case of CAPEX or the RESCO Company) by 20.06.2023.
- Requirement of performance bank guarantees under Component-A and Component-C (Feeder Level Solarization) relaxed.
- Installation of meters with the agricultural electricity connections of farmers has been made optional under Feeder Level Solarization.
- Tender  conditions  have  been  revised  to  increase  the  installer  base  in  order  to expedite extending benefit under the Scheme.
- Specifications & testing procedure of the solar pumps is revised from time to time to promote quality of installations.
- 33%  of  eligible  service  charges  under  the  Scheme  earmarked  for  nation-wide Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities.

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2573 for 16.03.2023

## State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries under PM-KUSUM Scheme (as on 28.02.2023)

| S. No.   | State             |   Farmers Benefitted (Nos.) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh |                         126 |
| 2        | Gujarat           |                        2132 |
| 3        | Haryana           |                       44325 |
| 4        | Himachal Pradesh  |                         534 |
| 5        | Jammu &Kashmir    |                         499 |
| 6        | Jharkhand         |                       12107 |
| 7        | Karnataka         |                         314 |
| 8        | Kerala            |                          51 |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh    |                        6790 |
| 10       | Maharashtra       |                       47978 |
| 11       | Manipur           |                          28 |
| 12       | Meghalaya         |                          35 |
| 13       | Odisha            |                        1223 |
| 14       | Punjab            |                       12459 |
| 15       | Rajasthan         |                       57692 |
| 16       | Tamil Nadu        |                        2751 |
| 17       | Tripura           |                        1654 |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh     |                       17614 |
| 19       | Uttarakhand       |                         316 |
| 20       | West Bengal       |                          20 |
|          | Total             |                      208648 |