PM KUSUM Yojana: Know its Launch Date & Full Details
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme in 2019 to enhance the solar capacity of Indian farmers and encourage renewable energy. This is being done by installing solar pumps and other renewable energy plants across the country.
Farmers, farmer organisations, panchayats, and cooperative societies can apply to set up small solar power plants and install solar pumps under the Pradhan Mantri KUSUM Yojana. The overall cost of this scheme is broken down into three areas, each of which the government will assist farmers with.
For north-eastern States, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir/Ladakh and Island UTs subsidy of 50% will be provided by the Central Government and at least 30% will be provided by the State Government for installations of solar pumps. Farmers would have to invest the balance of 20%.
For all other states, farmers would receive a 60% subsidy from the Central and State Governments and would only be required to contribute 40% of the project's overall cost. Farmers can sell the electricity generated by solar panels by connecting it to the existing grid. Money earned from the sale of power might be utilised to launch a new business.
The following are the PM KUSUM scheme benefits:
Provides farmers with a risk-free source of revenue
Ensures that farmers have access to power at all times
Aids in the decrease of agriculture's carbon footprint
Reduces the burden of farm power subsidies on farmers
Can be availed of by farmers through bank finance, resulting in initially paying only 10% of the cost.
The following is a tabular depiction of component-by-component specifics of sanctions and state implementing agencies:
Component A - State-wise Implementing Agency |
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State Name |
State Implementing Agency |
Sanctioned Quantity |
Website / Contact Details |
Assam |
Assam Power Distribution Company Limited |
10 |
Please visit the website: www.rodalee.com |
Chhattisgarh |
Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited |
30 |
Please visit the website:cspdcl.co.in |
Delhi |
Concerned electricity distribution company |
0 |
Please contact BSES Radhani and Tata Power by sending an email to ceo.sectt@relianceada.com or calling 011-39999838 for BSES Power Ltd., or md.office@tatapower-ddl.com for Tata Power or call at 011-66112202. |
Goa |
Goa Energy Development Agency |
50 |
Please visit the website www.geda.goa.gov.in |
Gujarat |
Gujarat Energy Development Agency |
500 |
Please visit the website https://geda.gujarat.gov.in/ |
Haryana |
Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) & Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) |
65 |
Please visit the website:- https://pmkusum.uhbvn.org.in/ |
Himachal Pradesh |
HIMURJA |
30 |
Please send an email to himurja-hp@nic.in |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Jammu And Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA) |
20 |
Please contact JAKEDA at pathakb@ias.nic.in or ceojakeda2@gmail.com or call 0194-2490269 |
Jharkhand |
Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL) |
50 |
Please visit the website:-https://jbvnl.co.in/ or visit the local office of JBVNL |
Kerala |
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) |
40 |
Please visit the website: https://ws.kseb.in/pmkusum/ksebpss/pss/interface/public/index.php |
Ladakh |
- |
5 |
- |
Madhya Pradesh |
Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) |
500 |
Please the website:- mprenewable.nic.in |
Maharashtra |
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited |
500 |
Please visit the website:-https://www.mahadiscom.in/pm-kusum/A/index.php |
Meghalaya |
Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) |
5 |
Please contact Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) at rv.suchiang@nic.in or call 0364 2590367 |
Odisha |
Orissa Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) |
500 |
Please visit the website:- https://oredaodisha.com/kisan-urja-suraksha-evam-utthan-mahabhiyan-kusum-scheme/ |
Puducherry |
Puducherry Electricity Department |
7 |
Please contact the Puducherry Electricity Department at se1ped.pon@nic.in or call 0413 2334277 |
Punjab |
Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) |
220 |
Please visit the website www.eproc.punjab.gov.in |
Rajasthan |
Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL) |
1200 |
Please visit the website:- www.energy.rajasthan.gov.in/rrecl |
Tamil Nadu |
Tamil Nadu Generation & Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TANGEDCO) |
424 |
Please contact TANGEDCO at chairman@tnebnet.org or call 044 28520131 |
Telangana |
Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd. (TSREDCO) |
500 |
Please visit the website www.pmkusum.telangana.gov.in |
Tripura |
Tripura State Electricity Corporation Ltd. (TSECL) |
5 |
Please contact the office of Tripura State Electricity Corporation Ltd. At cmdtsecl@rediffmail.com Or call 0381 2228001 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) |
225 |
Please visit the website http://upneda.org.in/
|
Component B - State-wise Implementing Agency |
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State Name |
State Implementing Agency |
Sanctioned Pumps |
Website / Contact Details |
Central Subsidy |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency |
200 |
Please contact the office of Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency at loyamarki@gmail.com. |
50% |
Assam |
Assam Energy Development Agency |
5000 |
Please visit the website http://aedaassam.org/register |
50% |
Chhattisgarh |
Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency |
25000 |
Please contact the office of Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency at contact.creda@gov.in |
30% |
Goa |
Goa Energy Development Agency |
200 |
Please visit the website www.geda.goa.gov.in |
30% |
Gujarat |
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited |
8082 |
Please visit the website https://pmkusum.guvnl.com |
30% |
Haryana |
Department of New & Renewable Energy |
197655 |
Please visit the website www.saralharyana.gov.in |
30% |
Himachal Pradesh
|
Agriculture Department |
1180 |
Please contact the Agriculture Department of Himachal Pradesh at krishibhawan-hp@gov.in |
50% |
Jammu And Kashmir |
Jammu And Kashmir Energy Development Agency |
5000 |
Please contact the JAKEDA at pathakb@ias.nic.in or ceojakeda2@gmail.com or call 0194-2490269 |
50% |
Jharkhand |
Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency |
16717 |
Please contact the JREDA at info@jreda.com or call 0651-2491164 |
30% |
Karnataka |
Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited |
10314 |
Please contact the KREDL at chairmankredl5@gmail.com or 080 22252373 |
30% |
Kerala |
Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology |
100 |
Please contact the ANERT at ceo@anert.in or call 0471-2338077 |
30% |
Ladakh |
Ladakh Renewable Energy Development Agency |
1600 |
Please contact the office of Ladakh Renewable Energy Development Agency at cpekargil@gmail.com |
50% |
Madhya Pradesh |
M.P. Urja Vikas Nigam Limited |
57000 |
Please visit the website www.cmsolarpump.mp.gov.in |
30% |
Maharashtra |
Maharashtra Energy Development Agency |
200000 |
Please visit the website https://kusum.mahaurja.com/solar/benefi ciary/register/Kusum-Yojana |
30% |
Manipur |
Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency |
150 |
Please contact the Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency at mlou_singh@yahoo.com |
50% |
Meghalaya |
Meghalaya Non-Conventional & Rural Energy Development Agency |
235 |
Please contact the Meghalaya Non-Conventional & Rural Energy Development Agency at mnreda.dir@gmail.com or 0364-2537343 |
50% |
Nagaland |
Department of New & Renewable Energy, Nagaland |
65 |
Please contact the office of New and Renewable Department, Nagaland at dirdnre-ngl@gov.in |
50% |
Odisha |
Orissa Renewable Energy Development Agency |
5741 |
Please contact the OREDA at ceooreda@oredaorissa.com or call 0674-2588260 |
30% |
Punjab |
Punjab Energy Development Agency |
63000 |
Please visit the website www.pedasolarpumps.com |
30% |
Rajasthan |
RHDS (Department of Horticulture) Rajasthan |
158884 |
Please visit the E-mitra portal at https://emitra.rajasthan.gov.in/ |
30% |
Tamil Nadu
|
Agricultural Engineering Department |
6200 |
Please contact the office of the Agricultural Engineering Department at aedcewrm@gmail.com or call 044-29510722 |
30% |
Telangana |
Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd. (TSREDCO) |
400 |
- |
30% |
Tripura |
Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency |
4021 |
Please contact the office of Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency at tredaagartala@gmail.com |
50% |
Uttar Pradesh |
Agriculture Department |
36842 |
Please visit the website https://pmkusum.upagriculture.com/ |
30% |
Uttarakhand |
Minor Irrigation Department |
1838 |
Please contact the office of Minor Irrigation Department at cemiduk@gmail.com |
50% |
Component C - State-wise Implementing Agency |
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State Name |
State Implementing Agency |
Sanctioned Pumps |
Website / Contact Details |
Central Subsidy |
Assam |
Assam Energy Development Agency |
1000 |
Please contact the office of Assam Energy Development Agency (AEDA) at assamrenewable@gmail.com or aedakusum@gmail.com |
20% |
Delhi |
BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd |
0 |
Please visit the website:- www.solarbses.com or visit the respective division office of the BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. |
30% |
Gujarat |
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited |
7000 |
Please visit the website https://pmkusum.guvnl.com |
30% |
Jharkhand |
Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency |
1000 |
- |
- |
Kerala |
Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) & Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) |
45100 |
Please visit the website www.buymysun.com or visit the district offices of ANERT |
30% |
Odisha |
Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency |
40000 |
- |
- |
Punjab |
Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) |
186 |
- |
- |
Rajasthan |
Concerned Electricity Distribution Company |
10764 |
Please visit the office of the Superintendent Engineer of the concerned implementing agency |
30% |
Tamil Nadu |
Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency |
20000 |
Please visit the website:-https://www.tangedco.gov.in/ |
30% |
Tripura |
Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency |
2600 |
Please contact the office of Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency at tredaagartala@gmail.com |
50% |
Uttarakhand |
Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd |
200 |
Please contact the office of Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd. at md@upcl.org or call 0135-2768895 |
50% |
West Bengal |
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) |
23700 |
Please visit the website www.wbsedcl.in or visit the Customer Care Center of WBSEDCL in the respective area |
30% |
*Disclaimer: Please visit the official websites to get more details about the respective state body that implements the scheme.
Also, check out how to apply for KUSUM Yojana online?
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FAQs on KUSUM Yojana
What is the PM KUSUM Scheme?
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has created a scheme called KUSUM to help farmers install solar irrigation pumps on their properties. This scheme will provide farmers with a 60% subsidy for installing pump sets and tube wells on their land.
Who launched the KUSUM Scheme?
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) launched the PM KUSUM Scheme for farmers to install solar pumps and grid-connected solar and other renewable energy facilities.
What is the full form of the KUSUM scheme?
KUSUM stands for Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan.
When was the KUSUM scheme launched?
In March 2019, the KUSUM plan received administrative clearance, and rules were prepared in July 2019.
How is the KUSUM scheme beneficial to farmers?
This programme intends to supply Indian farmers with low-cost solar irrigation pumps, allowing them to reduce their reliance on diesel-powered grids.
How much is the subsidy for KUSUM Yojana?
The state and central government will pay a 30% subsidy each, while the farmer will be responsible for the remaining 40%.
How will I, as a farmer, benefit under the scheme?
It will make daytime power available to you and generate a steady source of income by selling power to DISCOM at a predetermined tariff. As the solar water pumps do not require any additional fuel source such as diesel, kerosene or electricity, your recurring costs of fuel or electricity will go down, too. Solar water pumps are easier to operate and maintain than diesel pumps. With proper and cost-effective irrigation, you will be able to harvest additional crops and increase your income as well.
