Lok Sabha Question No. 2185 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: Criteria for Installation of Solar Pumps
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2185 ANSWERED ON 12/03/2025

## CRITERIA FOR INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PUMPS

## 2185. SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT

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

- (a)  the  criteria  for  installing  solar  pumps  on  farmers  fields  and  barren  lands  under  the Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM);
- (b) the details of subsidy provided by the Union Government and the State Governments under PM-KUSUM; and
- (c) the details and the number of farmers on whose fields and barren land the solar pumps have been  installed  under  PM-KUSUM  in  Rajasthan,  district-wise  particularly  in  Banswara Parliamentary Constituency, location-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b) The PM-KUSUM is a demand driven scheme and therefore capacities are allocated under  PM  KUSUM  Scheme  based  on  demand  received  from  the  States/  UTs.  Under Component-B  of  the  scheme,  individual  farmers,  cluster  irrigation  systems,  Water  User Associations  (WUA),  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (FPO),  Primary  Agriculture  Credit Societies  (PACS)  can  install  the  standalone  solar  pumps.  The  responsibility  of  beneficiary selection and implementation is of the State Implementing Agency (SIA).

The details of CFA provided under the PM KUSUM scheme are placed at Annexure I.

- (c) As reported by the SIA, as on 28.02.2025, a total of 96,731 solar pumps have been installed at farmer's field in the State of Rajasthan under PM KUSUM.

The  district-wise  details,  including  in  Banswara  Parliamentary  Constituency'  is  placed  at Annexure II .

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) to (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2185 to be answered on 11.03.2025

## CFA Details under PM- KUSUM Scheme

| Components, Targets &Criteria              | Financial Assistance available                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ComponentA :                               | Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) is provided to the DISCOMs @ 40 paise/kWh or Rs.6.60 lakhs/MW/year, whichever is lower, for five years. There is no CFAunder this Component.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Component B                                | • CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost issued by MNRE or the prices of the systems discovered in the tender, whichever is lower is provided. • However, in North Eastern States including Sikkim, Jammu &Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&NIslands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost issued by MNRE or the prices of the systems discovered in the tender, whichever is lower, is provided. • In addition, the respective state/UT has to provide at least 30% financial support. Balance cost is to be contributed by beneficiary. |
| Component C (Individual Pump Solarisation) | • CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost issued by MNRE or the prices of the systems discovered in the tender, whichever is lower is provided. • However, in North Eastern States including Sikkim, Jammu &Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&NIslands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost issued by MNRE or the prices of the systems discovered in the tender, whichever is lower, is provided. • In addition, the respective state/UT has to provide at least 30% financial support. Balance cost is to be contributed by beneficiary. |
| Component C (Feeder Level Solarisation)    | For agriculture feeder solarization, CFAof Rs 1.05 Crore per MWis provided. There is no mandatory requirement of financial support from participating State/UT. The feeder solarisation can be implemented in CAPEX or RESCO mode.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (c)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2185 to be answered on 11.03.2025

## A. District wise installed solar pump sets under PM KUSUM in Rajasthan (as on

28.02.2025)

|   S.No. | Name of District   | Solar Pumps installed   |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|       1 | Ajmer              | 2953                    |
|       2 | Alwar              | 1174                    |
|       3 | Balotra            | 78                      |
|       4 | Banswara           | 901                     |
|       5 | Baran              | 449                     |
|       6 | Barmer             | 1227                    |
|       7 | Beawar             | 221                     |
|       8 | Bharatpur          | 361                     |
|       9 | Bhilwara           | 3926                    |
|      10 | Bikaner            | 6534                    |
|      11 | Bundi              | 2827                    |
|      12 | Chittorgarh        | 1971                    |
|      13 | Churu              | 9588                    |
|      14 | Dausa              | 862                     |
|      15 | Deedwana-Kuchaman  | 38                      |
|      16 | Deeg               | 70                      |
|      17 | Dholpur            | 336                     |
|      18 | Dungarpur          | 639                     |
|      19 | Hauumangarh        | 4375                    |
|      20 | Jaipur             | 12794                   |
|      21 | Jaisalmer          | 4794                    |
|      22 | Jalore             | 4281                    |
|      23 | Jhalawar           | 206                     |
|      24 | Jhunjhunu          | 2466                    |
|      25 | Jodhpur            | 321                     |
|      26 | Karoli             | 391                     |
|      27 | Khairthal- Tijara  | 21                      |
|      28 | Kota               | 259                     |
|      29 | Kotputli- Behror   | 111                     |
|      30 | Nagaur             | 1943                    |
|      31 | Pali               | 1141                    |
|      32 | Phalodi            | 62                      |
|      33 | Pratapgarh         | 893                     |
|      34 | Rajsamand          | 963                     |
|      35 | Salumber           | 1274                    |
|      36 | Sawai Madhopur     | 1896                    |
|      37 | Sikar              | 3879                    |
|      38 | Sirohi             | 2724                    |
|      39 | Sriganganagar      | 10403                   |
|      40 | Tonk               | 4951                    |
|      41 | Udaipur Total      | 2428 96731              |

B. Solar pump installed in Banswara- Dungarpur Parliamentry Constituency (Blockwise) (as on 28.02.2025)

| Name of Parliamentary Constituency   | District                        | Block                           |   Solar pumps Installed |
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Banswara- Dungarpur                  |                                 | Banswara                        |                      62 |
| Banswara- Dungarpur                  |                                 | Garhi                           |                      37 |
| Banswara- Dungarpur                  |                                 | Arthuna                         |                      43 |
| Banswara- Dungarpur                  |                                 | Talwara                         |                      44 |
| Banswara- Dungarpur                  |                                 | Ghatol                          |                     206 |
| Banswara- Dungarpur                  | Banswara                        | Anandpuri                       |                      43 |
| Banswara- Dungarpur                  |                                 | Choti Sarvan                    |                      21 |
| Banswara- Dungarpur                  |                                 | Bagidora                        |                     108 |
| Banswara- Dungarpur                  |                                 | Gangad talai                    |                      85 |
| Banswara- Dungarpur                  |                                 | Kushalgarh                      |                      61 |
| Banswara- Dungarpur                  |                                 | Sajjangarh                      |                     191 |
| Banswara- Dungarpur                  | District Total                  | District Total                  |                     901 |
|                                      |                                 | Dungarpur                       |                      41 |
|                                      |                                 | Bichhiwara                      |                      24 |
|                                      |                                 | Jhhothari                       |                      35 |
|                                      |                                 | Simalwara                       |                      38 |
|                                      |                                 | Chikhli                         |                     292 |
|                                      | Dungarpur                       | Gailyakot                       |                      40 |
|                                      |                                 | Sagwara                         |                      22 |
|                                      |                                 | Aspur                           |                      27 |
|                                      |                                 | Sabla                           |                      39 |
|                                      |                                 | Dovda                           |                      81 |
|                                      | District Total                  | District Total                  |                     639 |
|                                      | Pratapgarh                      | Pipalkhut                       |                     106 |
| Total number of pumps installed      | Total number of pumps installed | Total number of pumps installed |                    1646 |