Haryana Government to Offer 75% Subsidy on Solar Pumps

Highlights:

  • HAREDA to provide up to 75% subsidy on solar pumps ranging from 3 HP to 10 HP
  • The incentive will benefit farmers, water user associations, cow shelters, farmer producers’ organizations, etc.

Haryana Government will provide up to 75% subsidy on solar pumps ranging from 3 HP to 10 HP to farmers. This incentive, announced by the Haryana Department of New and Renewable Energy (HAREDA) is part of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyaan (PM KUSUM) program for the year 2023-24.

Under this program, if the solar pump capacity is between 3 HP (horsepower) and 7.5 HP, the farmer will have to pay 25% of the cost. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will provide a subsidy of 30% of the total cost, and the state government will give a subsidy of 45% of the cost.

For solar pumps with a capacity of 10 HP, the farmer’s share of the cost will still be 25%, but the MNRE subsidy will be limited to 30% of the cost applicable for pumps up to 7.5 HP. The state government will cover the remaining portion.

This initiative will benefit various groups such as individual farmers, water user associations, cow shelters, farmer producers’ organizations, primary agriculture credit societies, and community-based irrigation systems. However, priority will be given to small and marginal farmers.

Farmers interested in installing solar water pumping systems can apply for the program online through the dedicated portal at www.saralharyana.gov.in. Moreover, the state government has specified criteria and conditions for the allocation of solar pumps.

Farmers can apply for the scheme till July 12, 2023.

  • Priority will be given to those who applied for electric tubewell connections of up to 10 HP between 2019 and 2021.
  • The second priority will be given to applicants of solar pumps through the Micro Irrigation Centralized Approval and Distribution Agency (MICADA
  • The remaining applicants will be selected based on factors such as family income and the extent of land holding/cultivation.

Those who have already received a solar water pumping system, regardless of capacity or location, are not eligible for another system under this program.

Haryana has one of the states with the highest solar potential in India. It also has the second-highest number of solar pump installations under the PM KUSUM program.

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