Lok Sabha Question No. 2574 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: PM-KUSUM Yojana
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2574

ANSWERED ON 07/08/2024

## PM-KUSUM YOJANA

## 2574.SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

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

- (a) whether there is a difference between the number of solar pumps sanctioned and those actually installed under the PM-KUSUM Yojana during the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, particularly in the State of Bihar with respect to the district of Saran;
- (c) the number of cases of frauds reported under the PM-KUSUM Yojana in Bihar and its Saran district;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to address and prevent such frauds; and
- (e) the measures being implemented to ensure the timely installation and operationalization of sanctioned solar pumps under the Yojana?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Yes. The PM-KUSUM Scheme is a demand-driven scheme. The allocations are made based on the demand received from States. Implementation is the responsibility of the State Implementing Agency (SIA). A period of 24 months from the date of the sanction, is presently allowed  to  States  to  complete  the  installation.  Owing  to  various  reasons  such  as  delay  in beneficiary/vendor selection by SIAs and unavailability of timely State share, there is often a difference between the number of solar pumps sanctioned and those actually installed under the scheme.

The progress of the PM-KUSUM as on 30.06.2024, including in the State of Bihar and its Saran district, is enclosed at Annexure-I.

- (c) & (d) MNRE has received a number of complaints under the PM-KUSUM scheme from various States including the State of Bihar. The steps taken by the Government to address and prevent such frauds are enclosed at Annexure-II.
- (e) The measures taken by the Government for the timely installation and operationalization of sanctioned solar pumps are enclosed at Annexure-III.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2574 for 07.08.2024.

## Progress under PM-KUSUM (as on 30.06.2024)

| S. No.   | State             | Component-A (MW)   | Component-A (MW)   | Component-B (Nos)   | Component-B (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S. No.   | State             | Sanctioned         | Installed          | Sanctioned          | Installed           | Sanctioned (IPS)    | Sanctioned (FLS)    | Installed           |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | 2                  | 0                  | 700                 | 259                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 2        | Assam             | 10                 | 0                  | 4000                | 0                   | 1000                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh      | 30                 | 4                  | 10000               | 0                   | 0                   | 157500              | 0                   |
| 4        | Bihar             | 0                  | 0                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 160000              | 0*                  |
| 5        | Gujarat           | 500                | 0                  | 12382               | 6399                | 0                   | 625000              | 0                   |
| 6        | Goa               | 150                | 0                  | 900                 | 0                   | 0                   | 11000               | 700                 |
| 7        | Haryana           | 85                 | 2.25               | 252655              | 102973              | 0                   | 65079               | 0                   |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 100                | 23.4               | 1270                | 638                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 9        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 20                 | 0                  | 5000                | 1425                | 4000                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 20                 | 0                  | 42985               | 15051               | 1000                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 0                  | 0                  | 27214               | 1368                | 0                   | 587000              | 0                   |
| 12       | Kerala            | 40                 | 0                  | 100                 | 8                   | 55100               | 25387               | 6135                |
| 13       | Ladakh            | 0                  | 0                  | 1400                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 600                | 20.13              | 59400               | 7325                | 0                   | 295000              | 0                   |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 700                | 6                  | 405000              | 119306              | 0                   | 775000              | 3650                |
| 16       | Manipur           | 0                  | 0                  | 150                 | 78                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 0                  | 0                  | 3035                | 96                  | 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                | 3766                | 65000               | 10000               | 0                   |
| 21       | Puducherry        | 0                  | 0                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 22       | Punjab            | 220                | 0                  | 103000              | 12952               | 186                 | 75000               | 0                   |
| 23       | Rajasthan         | 550                | 201                | 262914              | 72603               | 6418                | 200000              | 3007                |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 424                | 0                  | 5200                | 3236                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 25       | Telangana         | 4000               | 0                  | 400                 | 0                   | 0                   | 28000               | 0                   |
| 26       | Tripura           | 5                  | 0                  | 10895               | 2828                | 2600                | 0                   | 50                  |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 151                | 0                  | 118790              | 46743               | 2000                | 370000              | 0                   |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 0                  | 0                  | 5685                | 318                 | 200                 | 0                   | 0                   |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 0                  | 0                  | 10000               | 0                   | 23700               | 0                   | 20                  |
| 30       | Andaman& Nicobar  | 0                  | 0                  | 34                  | 0                   | 436                 | 0                   | 0                   |
|          | Total             | 8112               | 256.78             | 1354315             | 397437              | 161640              | 3383966             | 13562               |

## *The Progress in Saran District

There  is  no  progress  in  State  of  Bihar  so  far  against  the  allocation  under  Component  C, implying that there is no installation in any district of the State, including Saran district.

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to parts (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2574 for 07.08.2024.

## The steps taken by the Government to address and prevent fraud under the PM-KUSUM scheme.

- To prevent the general public from fraudulent activities, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy  (MNRE)  has  issued  public  notices  through  the  Press  Information  Bureau  (PIB), advising against depositing registration fees and other charges on fraudulent websites on the name of PM KUSUM. The public is also cautioned against sharing any personal information on such sites.
- A cautionary message on the National Portal of the PM-KUSUM scheme's homepage warns against fraudulent domains such as www.kusumyojanaonline.in.net, www.pmkisankusumyojana.co.in, www.onlinekusamyojana.org.in, and www.pmkisankusumyojana.com.
- Upon  receiving  fraud-related  complaints,  the  Ministry  forwards  them  to  the  police  for necessary action under the relevant provisions of the IPC. The Ministry has also requested States/UTs  police  departments  to  take  preventive  measures  and  action  against  fraudulent activities.
- In cases of actual monetary fraud, the Ministry also forwards the complaints to the Indian Bank Association to freeze the bank accounts involved in these activities.

## Annexure-III referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2574 for 07.08.2024.

## The measures taken by the Government for the timely installation and operationalization of sanctioned solar pumps.

- A  revised  comprehensive  scheme  guidelines  has  been  issued  in  January  2024  to  ease  the implementation of the scheme.
- Component-B and C of the Scheme are included under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) to provide subsidized loans to farmers.
- Scheme is also included under the Priority Sector Lending (PSL) Guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to enable ease of accessing finance.
- State-level tender is allowed for the procurement of standalone solar pumps.
- Tender conditions have been revised to include the system integrators as vendors for installation of solar pumps
- Meetings  with  Banks/FIs  for  the  availability  of  low-cost  financing  to  farmers.  National  Bankers Conclave has been organized with Banks and Financial Institutions during May 2024.
- Requirement of performance bank guarantees under Component-A and Component-C (Feeder Level Solarization) relaxed.
- Regular monitoring of the progress and issuance of clarifications and amendments to the scheme guidelines based on lessons learned during implementation and feedback from stakeholders.
- Regular Review Meetings conducted by MNRE. More than 10 review meeting has been carried out with states during FY 2024-25 so far.
- Extensive IEC & outreach activities are being conducted to increase awareness about the Scheme and beneficiary participation.
- National level workshop has been organized with the State Implementing Agencies in June 2024 explaining the simplified process under the scheme.