Lok Sabha Question No. 590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-22
Subject: Solar Pumps to Farmers
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-590

ANSWERED ON-22/07/2021

## SOLAR PUMPS TO FARMERS

## 590. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

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

- (a) whether the Government has any scheme to provide solar pumps to farmers in the country, if so, the details and salient features thereof;
- (b) the number of solar pumps installed under various schemes in this regard, State/UTwise including Bihar;
- (c) the details of the amount received by farmers who have installed these solar pumps, State-wise;
- (d) the distribution of the amount of surplus electricity that has been sold by farmers to DISCOMs under these schemes, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the details of the 'dark zones' identified under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM); and
- (f) the criteria used to determine them along with the number of solar pumps installed in these 'dark zones' for revenue earned by farmers in these zones?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  to  (c)  The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  energy  (MNRE)  launched  Pradhan  Mantri Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan  Mahabhiyan  (PM-KUSUM)  on  8.3.2019,  with  the following three components:
- (i)  Component-A: installation of 10,000 MW aggregated capacity small solar power plants each of capacity up to 2 MW on the barren/fallow land of the farmers;
- (ii) Component-B: installation of 20 lakh standalone off-grid solar water pumps; and
- (iii) Component-C: solarization of 15 lakh existing grid-connected agriculture pumps.

Under  the  Scheme  30.8  GW  solar  power  capacity  will  be  created  by  2022  with  central financial support of Rs. 34,035 Crore.

Under the Component-B and Component-C of the Scheme, the Central Government provides as subsidy 30% of benchmark cost or cost discovered through tender, whichever is lower. In addition  to  central  financial  support  at  least  30%  of  cost  of  solar  pump  is  provided  by  the respective State Government. In case of North-Eastern states including Sikkim; hilly states of Himachal  and  Uttarakhand;  UTs  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir,  Ladakh,  Andaman  &  Nikobar island and Lakshadwwep, higher central financial support of 50% of benchmark cost or cost discovered through tender, whichever is lower is being provided.

A total of 47146 nos. of solar pumps have been installed under Component-B; and 580 nos. of  existing  pumps  have  been  solarized  under  Component-C.  State-wise  details  of  the standalone  solar  pumps  installed/  pumps  solarized  under  PM-KUSUM  Scheme  and  funds released is placed at Annexure-I. (d)  Provision  of  sale  of  surplus  power  through  solarisation  of  individual  grid-connected pumps  has  been  made  under  Component-C  of  PM-KUSUM  Scheme.  As  solarisation  of pumps has recently started on ground, billing of surplus power sold by farmers is yet to be reported by the state implementing agencies. (e)&(f)  Dark  zones  or  over-exploited  ground  water  resources  are  identified  by  Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) in association with the State ground water organisations. The ground water resources are assessed in units i.e blocks/ talukas/ mandals/ watersheds. These assessment units are categorized for ground water development based on two criteria a) stage of ground water development, and b) long-term pre and post monsoon water levels. CGWB has notified 162 Over-exploited areas in the country for regulation of ground water development and management. State Implementation Agencies for PM-KUSUM Scheme so far have not reported installation of solar pumps in the 'Dark Zones'.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure-I referred in reply to Part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Question No. 590 to be answered on 22.07.2021 on ' Solar Pumps to Farmers '

Details of solar pumps installed/ pumps solarized and funds released under PM-KUSUM Scheme

| S. No.   | States           |   No. of Pumps Installed/ existing pumps solarized as on 30.06.2021 |   Central Financial Support released (Rs. Crore) |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Gujarat          |                                                                 379 |                                             3.95 |
| 2.       | Haryana          |                                                               14254 |                                            62.7  |
| 3.       | Himachal Pradesh |                                                                 121 |                                             2.79 |
| 4.       | Jharkhand        |                                                                1467 |                                            16.05 |
| 5.       | Karnataka        |                                                                  96 |                                             1.26 |
| 6.       | Madhya Pradesh   |                                                                7234 |                                            71.07 |
| 7.       | Manipur          |                                                                   2 |                                             0.36 |
| 8.       | Odisha           |                                                                 203 |                                             0.77 |
| 9.       | Punjab           |                                                                2925 |                                            20.05 |
| 10.      | Rajasthan*       |                                                               15549 |                                            94.03 |
| 11.      | Tamilnadu        |                                                                1016 |                                            11.21 |
| 12.      | Tripura          |                                                                 215 |                                             3.96 |
| 13.      | Uttar Pradesh    |                                                                4265 |                                            20.37 |
|          | Total            |                                                               47726 |                                           308.57 |