Lok Sabha Question No. 3711 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: PM-KUSUM in  North Eastern Region
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Joyanta Basumatary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3711

ANSWERED ON 18 /12/2024

## PM-KUSUM IN NORTH EASTERN REGION

## 3711. SHRI JOYANTA BASUMATARY

Will the minister of new and renewable energy be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds allocated and utilised under Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) during each of the last five years, State-wise particularly in North Eastern Region (NER);
- (b) the details of the sanctioned and installed capacity of grid-connected solar plants under the scheme in Bodoland territorial region;
- (c) whether none of the off-grid solar pumps sanctioned under the scheme in Assam particularly for Bodoland territorial region has been installed and if so, the reasons therefor along with the details of number of pumps that have been installed; and
- (d) the details regarding the number of awareness campaigns that have been conducted to make farmers aware of the scheme in Bodoland territorial region, especially in rural areas?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF  STATE  FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) PM-KUSUM is a demand driven scheme. The funds under the scheme are released based on the progress of installation reported by the State Implementing Agencies (SIA) and as per provisions of the scheme guidelines.

The state-wise details of the funds released under PM KUSUM Scheme during last five years and current year, including states in North Eastern Region (NER) are placed at Annexure I .

- (b) As per the demand raised by the State of Assam, total of 10 MW capacity of solar plants has  been  sanctioned  to  the  state  under  Component  A  of  Scheme.  However,  State  has  not reported any installation progress under Bodoland territorial region.
- (c)  As  per  the  demand  raised  by  the State  of  Assam,  total  of  4,000  solar  pumps  have  been allocated under Component B of the scheme. However, the State has reported NIL installation so far due to delayed state tender.
- (d) As reported by North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), awareness campaign has been carried out at 32 locations and installed hoardings in Bodoland territorial region in Assam, under PM-KUSUM scheme.

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## Annexure I referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3711 for 18.12.2024

## Details of fund released under PM-KUSUM Scheme in last 5 years and current year (as on 30.11.2024)

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S. No.   | States/UTs        |   FY 2019-20 |   FY 2020-21 |   FY 2021-22 |   FY 2022-23 | FY 2023-24   | FY 2024-25 (up to 30.11.2024)   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | A&NIslands        |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    | 0.00         | 0.00                            |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0.82 | 2.12         | 0.00                            |
| 3        | Assam             |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    | 0.00         | 0.00                            |
| 4        | Bihar             |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    | 0.00         | 0.00                            |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    | 0.00         | 0.00                            |
| 6        | Goa               |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    | 0.00         | 0.43                            |
| 7        | Gujarat           |         0    |         3.95 |         0    |         7.83 | 28.72        | 5.15                            |
| 8        | Haryana           |         0    |        51.33 |       161.12 |       137.95 | 429.78       | 198.39                          |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |         0    |         2.8  |         0    |         5.85 | 0.00         | 3.13                            |
| 10       | Jammu& Kashmir    |         0    |         0    |         0    |        15.69 | 0.00         | 0.00                            |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |         0    |        16.05 |         0    |        20.04 | 2.36         | 49.62                           |
| 12       | Karnataka         |         0    |         1.26 |         0    |         0    | 2.38         | 81.25                           |
| 13       | Kerala            |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    | 28.53        | 0.07                            |
| 14       | Ladakh            |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    | 0.00         | 0.00                            |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    |        71.07 |         0    |         0    |         0    | 0.80         | 0.00                            |
| 16       | Maharashtra       |         0    |         0    |         9.6  |       247.6  | 330.21       | 1136.31                         |
| 17       | Manipur           |         0    |         0.36 |         0    |         0.23 | 0.17         | 0.00                            |
| 18       | Meghalaya         |         0    |         0.28 |         0    |         0    | 0.31         | 0.00                            |
| 19       | Mizoram           |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    | 0.00         | 2.57                            |
| 20       | Nagaland          |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0.2  | 0.18         | 0.16                            |
| 21       | Odisha            |         0    |         0.77 |         0    |         0    | 7.69         | 0.00                            |
| 22       | Puducherry        |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    | 0.00         | 0.00                            |
| 23       | Punjab            |         0    |         8.28 |        23.7  |        31.11 | 5.41         | 13.09                           |
| 24       | Rajasthan         |        68.98 |        52.06 |       153.49 |       247.63 | 49.41        | 280.01                          |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        |        11.21 |         0    |        20.3  |         0    | 2.59         | 3.38                            |
| 26       | Telangana         |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    | 0.00         | 0.00                            |
| 27       | Tripura           |         0    |         3.96 |         7.36 |         0.12 | 17.81        | 0.00                            |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     |         0    |        15.34 |        13.73 |        82.3  | 92.13        | 91.66                           |
| 29       | Uttarakhand       |         0    |         0    |         0    |         4    | 0.00         | 24.08                           |
| 30       | West Bengal       |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    | 0.00         | 0.00                            |
|          | Total             |       151.26 |       156.43 |       389.29 |       801.36 | 1,000.58     | 1,889.28                        |