Lok Sabha Question No. 5292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Agricultural Feeders Solarised under PM-KUSUM
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Shri Haribhai Patel, Shri Gopal Jee Thakur, Shri Anup Sanjay Dhotre, Smt. Sanjna Jatav, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Shri Rodmal Nagar, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama, Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Anoop Pradhan Valmiki, Shri Manish Jaiswal, Shri Alok Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5292

ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026

## AGRICULTURAL FEEDERS SOLARISED UNDER PM-KUSUM

†5292. SHRI ALOK SHARMA SHRI ANOOP PRADHAN VALMIKI SHRI MANISH JAISWAL SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI SMT. SANJNA JATAV SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH SHRI ANUP SANJAY DHOTRE SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI SHRI MANOJ TIWARI SHRI HARIBHAI PATEL SHRI RODMAL NAGAR

## WILL THE MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY BE PLEASED TO STATE:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  agricultural  feeders  solarised  under  Component-C  Feeder  Level Solarisation  (FLS)  of  Pradhan  Mantri-Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan  Mahabhiyaan (PMKUSUM) till date and the resultant increase in the average hours of daytime power supply available to farmers in the country including Rajasthan particularly in districts of Bharatpur Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (b) the status of the transition to PM-KUSUM 2.0 along with the details of the proposed 45 per cent increase in funding to incorporate Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for night-time irrigation support;
- (c) the progress made in achieving the target of 34.8 GW of decentralised solar capacity and the measures taken to address the low uptake in States with high technical and commercial losses and implementation challenges, State-wise including Rajasthan particularly in districts of Bharatpur Lok Sabha Constituency; and
- (d) the quantum of capacity installed and commissioned under feeder solarisation and its impact on reduction of subsidy burden and technical losses of DISCOMs?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) PM-KUSUM is a demand-driven scheme, and capacities are allocated based on the demand raised by the state and milestones achieved. Under the scheme, district wise allocations are not made.  The  responsibility  of  beneficiary  selection  and  implementation  is  of  the  State Implementing Agency (SIA).

As reported by SIAs, the progress under Component C -Feeder Level Solarization (FLS) and number of feeders solarized in all states, including Rajasthan, is placed at Annexure I .

Due to the implementation of FLS, the states have reported shifting of their night time supply to day time power supply from 7 to 8 hrs to farmers. The state of Rajasthan reported shifting of 3 to 4 blocks hours supply to 2 block hours supply due to Feeder Level Solarization.

(b) The Ministry is formulating new scheme, PM KUSUM 2.0, which is under consideration.

(c) All three components of PM-KUSUM scheme combined aim to add 34.8 GW of additional solar capacity. As reported by States, as on 28.02.2026, 12,164 MW capacity has been installed under the scheme. Component-wise and States/UTs-wise progress under PM-KUSUM scheme, including for Bharatpur, is placed at Annexure II .

For ensuring effective implementation and  uptake in states, the Ministry conducts periodic review  and  handholding  meetings  with  the  states.  This  also  includes  capacity  building workshops and public awareness programs throughout the country, latest of which are:

- Regional Workshops on Renewable Energy (Mumbai, Jaipur, Vishakhapatnam, Guwahati)
- Bankers Conclave 2025 during February 2025
- Review meeting with States during September 2025
- Capacity Building workshops in Seva Parv (17th Sept - 2nd Oct 2025)
- Awareness and outreach program such as print advertising in leading newspapers, TV commercials  campaigns,  Radio  campaigns  across  FM  stations  including  regional channels, etc., in the country.
- Regular  monitoring  of  the  progress  of  the  scheme  at  different  levels  including  with states/DISCOMs.

As  reported  by  SIAs  of  Rajasthan,  in  Bharatpur  Lok  Sabha  Constituency,  3  MW  under Component A, 286 solar pumps of capacity 1.501 MW under Component B and 4.61 MW capacity  of  solar  power  plants,  solarizing  5  feeders  and  666  grid  connected  pumps  under Component C(FLS) have been installed under PM-KUSUM Scheme.

(d)  The  progress  under  Component  C  (Feeder  Level  Solarization)  is  already  placed  at Annexure I .

The states have reported reduced cost of power procurement, reduction of per unit supply cost of  energy,  reduction  of  energy  losses  and  improved  operational  efficiency  of  DISCOMs through implementation of feeder level solarization in their states.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †5292 for 25.03.2026

## Progress under Component C(FLS) and feeders solarized under PM KUSUM Scheme

## (As on 28.02.2026)

| S. No.   | State/ UT Name   | Component-C(FLS)        | Component-C(FLS)       | Component-C(FLS)   | Component-C(FLS)         |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT Name   | No. of pumps Sanctioned | No. of pumps Solarised | Capacity Installed | No. of Feeders Solarised |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   | 2,93,587                | 0                      | 0.00               | 0                        |
| 2.       | Bihar            | 1,40,300                | 0                      | 0.00               | 0                        |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh     | 10,523                  | 0                      | 0.00               | 0                        |
| 4.       | Goa              | 11,000                  | 700                    | 1.00               | 1                        |
| 5.       | Gujarat          | 4,67,114                | 2,55,245               | 605.98             | 1,159                    |
| 6.       | Haryana          | 2,899                   | 0                      | 0.00               | 0                        |
| 7.       | Karnataka        | 7,63,588                | 86,827                 | 325.69             | 1,851                    |
| 8.       | Kerala           | 22,368                  | 10,964                 | 5.50               | 32                       |
| 9.       | Madhya Pradesh   | 2,52,000                | 46,811                 | 161.20             | 121                      |
| 10.      | Maharashtra      | 7,75,000                | 7,75,000               | 2,847.30           | 2,233                    |
| 11.      | Odisha           | 5,223                   | 0                      | 0.00               | 0                        |
| 12.      | Punjab           | 0                       | 0                      | 0.00               | 0                        |
| 13.      | Rajasthan        | 4,00,000                | 1,65,520               | 2,685.93           | 3,570                    |
| 14.      | Telangana        | 0                       | 0                      | 0.00               | 0                        |
| 15.      | Tripura          | 0                       | 0                      | 0.00               | 0                        |
| 16.      | Uttar Pradesh    | 3,70,000                | 825                    | 4.30               | 4                        |
| 17.      | West Bengal      | 0                       | 0                      | 0.00               | 0                        |
| Total    | Total            | 35,13,602               | 13,41,892              | 6,636.90           | 8,971                    |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †5292 for 25.03.2026

## Progress under PM KUSUM (as on 28.02.2026)

| S.   | State Name                | Component-A(MW)   | Component-A(MW)   | Component-B (Nos)   | Component-B (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   |
|------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| No.  | State Name                | Sanctioned        | Installed         | Sanctioned          | Installed           | Sanctioned (IPS)    | Installed (IPS)     | Sanctioned (FLS)    | Installed (FLS)     | Installed (Total)   |
| 1    | Arunachal Pradesh         | 0                 | 0                 | 700                 | 699                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 2    | Assam                     | 2                 | 0                 | 4000                | 1066                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 3    | Chhattisgarh              | 366               | 7                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 10523               | 0                   | 0                   |
| 4    | Bihar                     | 0                 | 0                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 140300              | 0                   | 0                   |
| 5    | Gujarat                   | 175               | 0                 | 22792               | 15558               | 0                   | 0                   | 467114              | 255245              | 255245              |
| 6    | Goa                       | 24                | 4                 | 900                 | 200                 | 0                   | 0                   | 11000               | 700                 | 700                 |
| 7    | Haryana                   | 158               | 29.21             | 197655              | 185582              | 0                   | 0                   | 2899                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 8    | Himachal Pradesh          | 100               | 100               | 1270                | 1091                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 9    | Jammu & Kashmir           | 0                 | 0                 | 5000                | 4154                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 10   | Jharkhand                 | 0                 | 0                 | 86985               | 52607               | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 11   | Karnataka                 | 0                 | 0                 | 41365               | 5533                | 0                   | 0                   | 763588              | 86827               | 86827               |
| 12   | Kerala                    | 0                 | 0                 | 8                   | 8                   | 9448                | 2737                | 22368               | 10964               | 13701               |
| 13   | Ladakh                    | 1                 | 0                 | 1400                | 265                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh            | 1400              | 75.1              | 59400               | 7672                | 0                   | 0                   | 252000              | 46811               | 46811               |
| 15   | Maharashtra               | 260               | 17                | 575000              | 512966              | 0                   | 0                   | 775000              | 775000              | 775000              |
| 16   | Manipur                   | 0                 | 0                 | 450                 | 150                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 17   | Meghalaya                 | 0                 | 0                 | 2735                | 98                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 18   | Mizoram                   | 0                 | 0                 | 1700                | 40                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 19   | Nagaland                  | 0                 | 0                 | 265                 | 244                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 20   | Odisha                    | 90                | 0                 | 18441               | 13229               | 0                   | 0                   | 5223                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 21   | Puducherry                | 0                 | 0                 | 72                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 22   | Punjab                    | 0                 | 0                 | 18048               | 17879               | 186                 | 25                  | 0                   | 0                   | 25                  |
| 23   | Rajasthan                 | 5618              | 597.09            | 144752              | 125711              | 2138                | 2138                | 400000              | 165520              | 167658              |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu                | 3                 | 3                 | 5187                | 5176                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 25   | Telangana                 | 1797              | 6                 | 20000               | 0                   | 28000               | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 26   | Tripura                   | 5                 | 0                 | 11114               | 7369                | 3600                | 983                 | 0                   | 0                   | 983                 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh             | 1                 | 1                 | 107266              | 67186               | 12000               | 6900                | 370000              | 825                 | 7725                |
| 28   | Uttarakhand               | 0                 | 0                 | 3685                | 2379                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 29   | West Bengal               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                   | 0                   | 20                  | 4                   | 0                   | 0                   | 4                   |
| 30   | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0                 | 0                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 31   | Andhra Pradesh            | 0                 | 0                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 293587              | 0                   | 0                   |
|      | Total                     | 10000             | 839.40            | 1330190             | 1026862             | 55392               | 12787               | 3513602             | 1341892             | 1354679             |