PM KUSUM Yojna (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan)

PM Kusum Yojna:

India is an agricultural country, still, farmers are faced with many losses in farming as always. So, to prevent our farmers, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched PM KUSUM Yojna in 2018 & got administrative approval in March 2019. The full name of this yojna is “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evem Utthan Mahabhiyan.” This scheme has covered a bast area related to farming, so the government divided it into three segments.

In this blog, we will get detailed information about PM KUSUM Yojna. 

• What is PM KUSUM Scheme?
• PM KUSUM Scheme’s Objective
• PM KUSUM Scheme’s Benefits
• Things to Implement for Scheme
• Procedure to Apply for This Scheme

What is PM KUSUM Scheme:

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme was initiated by the Government of India for the installation of solar pumps and grid-connected solar and other renewable power plants in the country. So that the income of farmers getting increased and they will get a source for irrigation and de-dieselize the farm sector also. 

Indian Government has divided this scheme into three segments which are the below written:

• Component A
• Component B
• Component C

Details Of Component A:

• Under this scheme, workers will set up 10,000 MW of decentralized renewable energy power plants which are grid-connected on barren land
• These grids will be set up by farmers, cooperatives, group of farmers, panchayats, Water User Associations (WUA), and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO)
• Power projects will be set up within the radius of 5 km of the sub-station.

Details Of Component B:

• Under this scheme, farmers will be supported to install stand-alone solar agriculture pumps worth Rs. 17.50 lakh
• The capacity of the pumps will be up to 7.5 HP for the replacement of existing diesel agriculture pumps
• The capacity can be higher than 7.5 HP but financial support will only be provided uptil 7.5 HP capacity

Details Of Component C:

• This scheme is for solarisation of 10 Lakh Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps and individual farmers will be supported to solarize pumps those having grid-connected pumps
• Extrasolar power will be sold to Distribution Companies of India (DISCOMs) at a pre-fixed tariff
• Farmer’s irrigation needs shall be met by using the generated solar power.

The objective of PM KUSUM Yojana:

Under PM KUSUM Yojana, farmers, group of farmers, panchayat, co-operative societies can apply to plant a solar pump. The total cost involved in this scheme is divided into three categories in which the Government will help farmers. The government will provide a subsidy of 60% to farmers and 30% of the cost will be given by Government in form of loans. Farmers will only have to give 10% of the total cost of the project. The electricity generated from the solar panel can be sold by the farmers. The money gained after selling electricity can further be used for starting a new business.

PM KUSUM Scheme Benefits:

The scheme will open a stable and continuous source of income to the rural landowners for 25 years by utilization of their dry/uncultivable land. Further, in case cultivated fields are chosen for setting up solar power projects, the farmers could continue to grow crops as the solar panels are to be set up above a minimum height.

The scheme would ensure that sufficient local solar/ other renewable energy-based power is available for feeding rural load centers and agriculture pump-set loads, which require power mostly during the daytime. As these power plants will be located closer to the agriculture loads or electrical substations in a decentralized manner, it will result in reduced Transmission losses for STUs and Discoms. Moreover, the scheme will also help the Discoms to achieve the RPO target

The solar pumps will save the expenditure incurred on diesel for running diesel pumps and provide the farmers a reliable source of irrigation through solar pumps apart from preventing harmful pollution from running diesel pumps. In light of the long waiting list for electric grid connection, this scheme will benefit 17.5 lakh farmers over four years, without adding to the grid load.

Things to Implement for Scheme

• The first thing to be implemented is the pilot run of Component A and Component C for capacity 1000 MW and 1 lakh pumps
• After the successful implementation of pilot run of Components A and C, these components will be used for greater capacity and pumps
• Based on received demand, capacities have been sanctioned to various State Government Agencies
• Under Components A and C, tender or allocation will be performed by the implementation agency nominated by the State Governments for respective components

For More details you can download the document from given below link:

• PM KUSUM YOJNA Guidelines
• PM KUSUM YOJNA Press Release frame Page
• PM KUSUM scheme Component Details

How to Register/Apply for PM Kusum Yojana?

To register or apply under PM KUSUM Yojana, the person can register by visiting the official website of KUSUM Yojana (https://mnre.gov.in/). After filling the online application form, the person will need to provide the necessary information, which is maintained below:

•  Aadhaar card
• Land documents (including khasra khatauni)
• A declaration form 
• Bank account passbook, etc. 

Once the application form and documents are approved, the person will get registered under PM Kusum Yojana.

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