Lok Sabha Question No. 339 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Implementation of PM-KUSUM
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 339

ANSWERED ON 18/12/2024

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-KUSUM

## *339. SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI

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

- (a) the details of total number of households which have been covered so far under the Pradhan Mantri-Kishan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthan  Mahabhiyan  (PM-KUSUM)  across  the  country since inception of the scheme, State-wise and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh particularly in Bapatla Parliamentary Constituency (PC);
- (b) the details of total quantum of electricity generated by beneficiaries under the scheme since its inception, State and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh particularly in Bapatla PC;
- (c) the details of total funds allocated and utilised under the scheme across the country, State and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh particularly in Bapatla PC;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  set  any  targets  for  each  State  regarding  households  to  be covered and electricity to be generated and if so, the details thereof, especially for Andhra Pradesh and Bapatla PC; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plans/proposals  to  purchase  the  surplus  electricity generated by the households through net metering of DISCOMS to support income generation of farmers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, & FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 339 FOR ANSWER ON 18.12.2024

(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  solarize agriculture. The details of State/ UT-wise progress under PM-KUSUM Scheme, including the State of Andhra Pradesh, is placed at Annexure-I.

The PM KUSUM scheme is demand driven and central financial assistance (CFA) is paid to State Implementing Agency (SIA) on achieving certain milestones in respective components and as per provisions of the scheme guidelines. The State/ UT-wise details of the funds released under PM-KUSUM Scheme is placed at Annexure-II.

The State of Andhra Pradesh has recently registered demand under Feeder Level Solarization (FLS)  of  Component  C.  There  is  no  demand  raised  by  the  state  under  Component  A  and Component B of the scheme. Based on the demand received from the state, the Ministry has allocated 1 lakh pumps for solarization under FLS to the state.

- (d) As reported by the SIA, the state has set a target of coverage of 10 lakh household under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG:MBY), not under PM-KUSUM. Under PMSG: MBY, 25,000 households are planned to be covered by the state for Bapatla PC.
- (e) As per the scheme guidelines under the component A of PM KUSUM scheme, the farmers can put up solar or renewable energy power plants on their land up to the capacity of 2 MW and can sell the generated power to the DISCOMS. Under this component, as on 13.12.2024, 9961.50 MW has been allocated to the states, as per their demand.

Additionally, as reported by the state, the feed in tariff for the Andhra Pradesh is Rs 2.09/unit (for 25 year) for Grid interactive Solar Rooftop PV systems under Gross/Net metering under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *339 for 18.12.2024

## State/UT-wise progress under PM-KUSUM Scheme (as on 13.12.2024)

| S. No.   | State Name          | Component-A (MW)   | Component-A (MW)   | Component-B (Nos)   | Component-B (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S. No.   | State Name          | Sanctioned         | Installed          | Sanctioned          | Installed           | Sanctioned (IPS)    | Sanctioned (FLS)    | Installed (Total)   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 0                  | 0                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 100000              | 0                   |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                  | 0                  | 700                 | 394                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 3        | Assam               | 10                 | 0                  | 4000                | 0                   | 1000                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh        | 30                 | 4                  | 10000               | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 5        | Bihar               | 0                  | 0                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 70000               | 0                   |
| 6        | Gujarat             | 500                | 0                  | 12382               | 7705                | 0                   | 725000              | 30158               |
| 7        | Goa                 | 150                | 0                  | 900                 | 80                  | 0                   | 11000               | 700                 |
| 8        | Haryana             | 85                 | 6.65               | 197655              | 137594              | 0                   | 12899               | 0                   |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh    | 100                | 25.95              | 1270                | 685                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 10       | Jammu& Kashmir      | 20                 | 0                  | 5000                | 1937                | 4000                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 11       | Jharkhand           | 20                 | 0                  | 42985               | 23999               | 1000                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 12       | Karnataka           | 0                  | 0                  | 41360               | 1674                | 0                   | 766588              | 1713                |
| 13       | Kerala              | 1.5                | 0                  | 8                   | 8                   | 45100               | 25387               | 7402                |
| 14       | Ladakh              | 0                  | 0                  | 1400                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh      | 1490               | 39.63              | 59400               | 7325                | 0                   | 445000              | 7417                |
| 16       | Maharashtra         | 700                | 6                  | 505000              | 222933              | 0                   | 775000              | 31428               |
| 17       | Manipur             | 0                  | 0                  | 150                 | 78                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 18       | Meghalaya           | 0                  | 0                  | 3035                | 96                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 19       | Mizoram             | 0                  | 0                  | 1700                | 40                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 20       | Nagaland            | 5                  | 0                  | 265                 | 65                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 21       | Odisha              | 500                | 0                  | 16441               | 5478                | 25000               | 10000               | 0                   |
| 22       | Puducherry          | 0                  | 0                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 23       | Punjab              | 220                | 0                  | 33000               | 12952               | 186                 | 95000               | 0                   |
| 24       | Rajasthan           | 1550               | 244                | 162914              | 89245               | 6418                | 400000              | 5476                |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu          | 424                | 1                  | 5200                | 3909                | 5000                | 6000                | 0                   |
| 26       | Telangana           | 4000               | 0                  | 0                   | 0                   | 28000               | 0                   | 0                   |
| 27       | Tripura             | 5                  | 0                  | 10895               | 3537                | 2600                | 0                   | 50                  |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh       | 151                | 0                  | 110948              | 54117               | 12000               | 94000               | 2000                |
| 29       | Uttarakhand         | 0                  | 0                  | 5685                | 473                 | 200                 | 0                   | 0                   |
| 30       | West Bengal         | 0                  | 0                  | 0                   | 0                   | 700                 | 0                   | 20                  |
| 31       | Andaman and Nicobar | 0                  | 0                  | 34                  | 0                   | 436                 | 0                   | 0                   |
|          | Total               | 9961.50            | 327.23             | 1232327             | 574324              | 131640              | 3535874             | 86364               |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *339 for 18.12.2024

## State/ UT-wise details of the funds released under PM-KUSUM Scheme (As on 30.11.2024)

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S. No.   | States/UTs          |   Fund Released |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------|
| 1        | A & Nicobar Islands |            0    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      |            0    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   |            2.94 |
| 4        | Assam               |            0    |
| 5        | Bihar               |            0    |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh        |            0    |
| 7        | Goa                 |            0.43 |
| 8        | Gujarat             |           45.65 |
| 9        | Haryana             |          978.57 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh    |           11.78 |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir     |           15.69 |
| 12       | Jharkhand           |           88.07 |
| 13       | Karnataka           |           84.89 |
| 14       | Kerala              |           28.6  |
| 15       | Ladakh              |            0    |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh      |           71.87 |
| 17       | Maharashtra         |         1723.72 |
| 18       | Manipur             |            0.76 |
| 19       | Meghalaya           |            0.59 |
| 20       | Mizoram             |            2.57 |
| 21       | Nagaland            |            0.54 |
| 22       | Odisha              |            8.46 |
| 23       | Puducherry          |            0    |
| 24       | Punjab              |           81.59 |
| 25       | Rajasthan           |          851.58 |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu          |           37.48 |
| 27       | Telangana           |            0    |
| 28       | Tripura             |           29.25 |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh       |          295.16 |
| 30       | Uttarakhand         |           28.08 |
| 31       | West Bengal         |            0    |
| Total    | Total               |         4388.2  |