Lok Sabha Question No. 958 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: PM-KUSUM
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 958

ANSWERED ON 08/02/2024

## PM-KUSUM

## 958.SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY

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

- (a) the details of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (PMKUSUM) for the farmers in the country;
- (b) the components and objectives of the same; and
- (c) the progress made under PM-KUSUM since its inception, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) Scheme was launched in March 2019 and scaled up last in September 2023 to provide affordable and  accessible  power  to  the  farmers  throughout  the  country.  The  main  objectives  of  the  PM KUSUM Scheme include to de-dieselize the farm sector, to provide energy and water security to farmers and enhance their income, and reduce environmental pollution.

The scheme has the following Components:

- (i)  Component  'A':  Setting  up  of  10,000  MW  of  Decentralized  Ground/  Stilt  Mounted  Grid Connected Solar or other Renewable Energy based Power Plants by the farmers on their land; (ii) Component 'B': Installation of 14 lakh standalone off-grid solar water pumps; and
- (iii)  Component  'C':  Solarization  of  35  lakh  existing  grid-connected  agriculture  pumps  and through feeder level solarization (FLS).

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

The Component wise progress made under PM-KUSUM are shown in Annexure II .

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 958 to be answered on 08.02.2024

## Details of PM- KUSUM Scheme

| Components, Targets &Criteria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Financial Assistance available                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| The Scheme is demand driven and open for all farmers of the country for implementation as per the scheme guidelines. ComponentA : Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/Stilt Mounted Solar Power Plants on barren/fallow/pasture/marshy/ cultivable land of farmers. Such plants can be installed by individual farmer, Solar Power Developer, Cooperatives, Panchayats and Farmers Producer Organisations. Component B : Installation of 14 Lakh Stand-alone Solar Pumps in off-grid areas. Component C: Solarisation of 35 Lakh Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps through (i) Individual Pump Solarisation and (ii) Feeder Level Solarisation. The beneficiaries under Component-B and Component-C could be individual farmer, Water User Associations, Primary Agriculture Credit Societies and Communities/Cluster Based Irrigation Systems. | Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) to the DISCOMs@ 40 paise/kWh or Rs.6.60 lakhs/MW/year, whichever is lower, for buying solar/ other renewable power under this scheme. The PBI is given to the DISCOMs for a period of five years from the Commercial Operation Date of the plant. Therefore, the total PBI payable to DISCOMs is Rs. 33 Lakh per MW. For Component-B and individual pump solarisation under Component-C: 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&N Islands, 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 B and Component C (IPS) of PM KUSUM scheme can also be implemented without State share of 30%. The Central Financial Assistance will continue to remain 30% and rest 70% will be borne by the farmer. 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 (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 958 to be answered on 08.02.2024

## Progress under PM-KUSUM (as on 31.01.2024)

|        |                   | Component-A (MW)   | Component-A (MW)   | Component-B (Nos)   | Component-B (Nos)   | Component-C      | Component-C      | Component-C   |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
| S. No. | State             | Sanctioned         | Installed          | Sanctioned          | Installed           | Sanctioned (IPS) | Sanctioned (FLS) | Installed     |
| 1      | Arunachal Pradesh | 2                  | 0                  | 700                 | 199                 | 0                | 0                | 0             |
| 2      | Assam             | 10                 | 0                  | 4000                | 0                   | 1000             | 0                | 0             |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh      | 30                 | 1                  | 10000               | 0                   | 0                | 157500           | 0             |
| 4      | Bihar             | 0                  | 0                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                | 160000           | 0             |
| 5      | Gujarat           | 500                | 0                  | 8082                | 2459                | 0                | 625500           | 0             |
| 6      | Goa               | 150                | 0                  | 900                 | 0                   | 0                | 11000            | 700           |
| 7      | Haryana           | 85                 | 2.25               | 252655              | 80004               | 0                | 65079            | 0             |
| 8      | Himachal Pradesh  | 100                | 22.9               | 1270                | 638                 | 0                | 0                | 0             |
| 9      | Jammu& Kashmir    | 20                 | 0                  | 5000                | 838                 | 4000             | 0                | 0             |
| 10     | Jharkhand         | 20                 | 0                  | 42985               | 12985               | 1000             | 0                | 0             |
| 11     | Karnataka         | 0                  | 0                  | 27214               | 314                 | 0                | 587000           | 0             |
| 12     | Kerala            | 40                 | 0                  | 100                 | 8                   | 55100            | 25387            | 2824          |
| 13     | Ladakh            | 0                  | 0                  | 1400                | 0                   | 0                | 0                | 0             |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 600                | 16.13              | 22400               | 7134                | 0                | 295000           | 0             |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 700                | 2                  | 405000              | 79118               | 0                | 775000           | 1979          |
| 16     | Manipur           | 0                  | 0                  | 150                 | 78                  | 0                | 0                | 0             |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 0                  | 0                  | 3035                | 54                  | 0                | 0                | 0             |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 0                  | 0                  | 2700                | 0                   | 0                | 0                | 0             |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 5                  | 0                  | 265                 | 65                  | 0                | 0                | 0             |
| 20     | Odisha            | 500                | 0                  | 8241                | 1411                | 65000            | 10000            | 0             |
| 21     | Puducherry        | 0                  | 0                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                | 0                | 0             |
| 22     | Punjab            | 220                | 0                  | 103000              | 12952               | 186              | 75000            | 0             |
| 23     | Rajasthan         | 1200               | 121                | 248720              | 59732               | 6418             | 200000           | 1811          |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 424                | 0                  | 5200                | 3187                | 0                | 0                | 0             |
| 25     | Telangana         | 0                  | 0                  | 400                 | 0                   | 0                | 20000            | 0             |
| 26     | Tripura           | 5                  | 0                  | 10895               | 2117                | 2600             | 0                | 50            |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh     | 155                | 0                  | 114790              | 32212               | 2000             | 370000           | 0             |
| 28     | Uttarakhand       | 0                  | 0                  | 5685                | 318                 | 200              | 0                | 0             |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 0                  | 0                  | 10000               | 0                   | 23700            | 0                | 20            |
|        | Total             | 4766               | 165.28             | 1294787             | 295823              | 161204           | 3376466          | 7384          |