PM-KUSUM Scheme

  • On 2nd March, 2021, the Government introduced modifications to an existing component of the PM-KUSUM scheme so as to channelize its focus on solarizing agricultural feeders instead of pumps.
  • Under this new sub-scheme, the Centre will bear 30 per cent of the cost of building of a small solar plant to supply electricity to the feeder, eliminating the need to replace every existing pump with a solar pump.

Need

  • Since farmers are not charged for the electricity supplied to agricultural pumps, being asked to pay 40 per cent of the cost of a solar pump was still not able to ....
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