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Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Uttham Mahabhiyan (PMKUSUM)

The salient features of the PMKUSUM yojana for farmers is given here. As a part of intended national determined contributions ( INDC ), India has committed to increased installed capacity of electric power from non-fossil sources to 40% by 2030.
The solar power target from 20,000 MW of Grid connected solar power projects to 1,00,000 MW by 2030.
The scheme aims to add solar and other renewable capacity of 25,750 MW by 2022 with total central financial support of Rs. 34,422 Crore including service charges to the implementing agencies.
The PMKUSUM yojana has mainly three components.

Component A

10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground Mounted Grid Connected Renewable Power Plants of individual plant size up to 2 MW

Component B

Installation of 17.50 lakh standalone Solar Powered Agriculture Pumps of individual pump capacity up to 7.5 HP

Component C

Solarization of 10 Lakh Grid-connected Agriculture Pumps of individual pump capacity up to 7.5 HP.

Components A and C of the Scheme will be implemented in Pilot mode till 31st December 2019.
Renewable power projects of capacity 500 kW to 2 MW will be setup by individual farmers / group of farmers / cooperatives/ panchayats/ Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO).
DISCOMs will notify sub-station wise surplus capacity which can be fed from such RE power plants to the Grid and shall invite applications from interested beneficiaries for setting up the renewable energy plants.
The renewable power generated will be purchased by DISCOMs at a feed-in-tariff (FiT) determined by respective State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC).
DISCOM would be eligible to get PBI @ Rs. 0.40 per unit purchased or Rs. 6.6 lakh per MW of capacity installed, whichever is less, for a period of five years from the COD.

State-wise allocation for solar pumps and solarization of existing grid-connected pumps will be issued by MNRE once in a year, after approval by a Screening Committee under the chairmanship of Secretary, MNRE.
On acceptance of the allocated quantity by the implementation agencies and submission of detailed proposal as per MNRE format, with in a given time, final sanction will be issued by MNRE.
Projects for solarization of pumping systems shall be completed within 12 months from the date of sanction by MNRE.
However, for North Eastern States including Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands this time limit will be 15 months from the date of sanction. Extension in project completion timelines, up to a maximum period of three months, will be considered at the level of Group Head in MNRE and up to 6 months at the level of Secretary in MNRE on submission of valid reasons by the implementing agency
CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the stand-alone solar Agriculture pump will be provided. The State Government will give a subsidy of 30%, and the remaining 40% will be provided by the farmer.

However, in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the stand-alone solar pump will be provided.
The State Government will give a subsidy of 30%; and the remaining 20% will be provided by the farmer.

Under this Component, individual farmers having grid connected agriculture pump will be supported to solarize pumps. Solar PV capacity up to two times of pump capacity in kW is allowed under the scheme.
However, State may specify lower solar PV capacity in kW, which Page 13 in any case shall be not be less than pump capacity in HP e.g. for 2 HP pump it will not be less than 2 kW.
The farmer will be able to use the generated solar power to meet the irrigation needs and the excess solar power will be sold to DISCOMs.
In order to minimize the water usage for irrigation purpose, preference will be given to the farmers using Micro irrigation systems or covered under Micro irrigation schemes or who opt for Micro irrigation systems.
CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the solar PV component will be provided.
The State Government will give a subsidy of 30%; and the remaining 40% will be provided by the farmer.

However, in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the solar PV component will be provided.
The State Government will give a subsidy of 30%; and the remaining 20% will be provided by the farmer.