Kisan Suryodaya Yojana
- On 25th October, 2020, the Prime Minister launched the ‘Kisan Suryodaya Yojana’ aimed at providing day-time electricity to farmers in Gujarat for irrigation and farming purposes.
About Kisan Suryodaya Yojana
- Rs. 3,500 crore will be spent over the next three years for providing solar power to farmers for irrigation during daytime (5 AM to 9 PM).
- About 3,500 circuit kilometers (CKM) of new transmission lines will be laid.
- 10 districts including Dahod, Gir-Somnath and Tapi have been selected under the Scheme for 2020-21.The remaining districts will be covered in a phase-wise manner by 2022-23.
Significance
- It would help in the expansion of ....
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