**Executive Summary**
This document reports on the progress of the Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) scheme as of November 30, 2025. The scheme aims to promote solar energy use among farmers through three components: solarization, standalone pumps, and feeder-level solarization. The document also addresses challenges faced during implementation and the government's response. The sunset date of the scheme is March 31, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Scheme Overview**: PM-KUSUM is a demand-driven scheme implemented in all states/UTs, with capacities allocated based on demand and progress.
* **Progress Report**: State/UT-wise installation progress as of November 30, 2025, is provided in Annexure I.
* Component A: 9,964.00 MW sanctioned, 667.31 MW installed.
* Component B: 1,308,644 pumps sanctioned, 9,42,189 pumps installed.
* Component C: 55,828 sanctioned, 35,27,492 solarized.
* **Challenges**: The scheme initially faced challenges including:
* Unavailability of low-cost finance.
* Land-related bottlenecks.
* Requirement of collateral by banks.
* Delays in concluding tenders.
* Non-availability of timely and adequate state share.
* **Government Actions**: The Ministry has taken proactive steps to address the issues:
* Simplified and comprehensive revised guidelines issued in January 2024.
* Included all components under AIF to allow access to low-cost financing to farmers.
* **Subsidy**: No revision of subsidy amount is being considered. The sunset date of the scheme is 31.03.2026.
* **Maintenance**: Guidelines mandate vendors to provide maintenance services for 5 years.
* Vendors must set up a service center in each operational district and a local language telephone helpline in each operational State.
* Real-time monitoring of installed systems is in place.
**Impact Analysis**
**Farmers**
* **Impact**: Improved access to low-cost financing and solar energy solutions for irrigation and other agricultural needs.
* **Action Required**: Utilize the simplified guidelines to access financing and solar energy solutions; Ensure timely maintenance of installed systems.
**State Implementing Agencies (SIAs)**
* **Impact**: Responsible for reporting installation progress under PM-KUSUM.
* **Action Required**: Provide accurate and timely reports on State/UT-wise installation progress.
**Vendors**
* **Impact**: Must provide maintenance services for 5 years from commissioning.
* **Action Required**: Establish a service center in each operational district and a local language telephone helpline in each operational State; Maintain real-time monitoring of installed systems.
Key Entities Referenced
PM-KUSUM: Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan, a scheme for solarizing agriculture
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy: The ministry responsible for the PM-KUSUM scheme and renewable energy development
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1810
ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025
PROGRESS OF PM-KUSUM COMPONENTS
1810. DR. LATA WANKHEDE
SHRI RAJESH VERMA
SHRI ATUL GARG
SMT. BHARTI PARDHI
SMT. SHAMBHAVI
DR. D. PURANDESWARI
Will the minister of new and renewable energy be pleased to state:
(a) the progress made under all three components of the Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha evam
Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) (Component-A: Solarisation, ComponentB: Standalone Pumps,
Component-C: Feeder Level Solarisation), State-wise;
(b) the total number of solar pumps installed under (Component-B) and agricultural feeders solarised
(Component-C) against the set targets;
(c) the details of primary challenges such as farmer contribution, access to credit and DISCOM's
participation that are hindering the PM-KUSUM nationwide adoption;
(d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure the quality and post-installation maintenance of solar
pumps provided to farmers; and
(e) whether the Government proposes to simplify the PM-KUSUM guidelines or increase the subsidy
component to accelerate its implementation and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)
(a) & (b) PM KUSUM is a demand driven scheme. The capacities are allocated based on demand
received and progress shown by the States. The scheme has been implemented in all the states/ UTs.
As reported by State Implementing Agencies (SIAs), State/UT wise installation progress under PM
KUSUM, as on 30.11.2025, is placed at Annexure I.
(c) to (e) PM KUSUM scheme initially faced challenges like unavailability of low-cost finance, land-
related bottlenecks, requirement of collateral by banks, delay in concluding tenders, non-availability of
timely and adequate state share etc.
To address these issues, the Ministry has taken proactive steps and issued simplified and comprehensive
revised guidelines in January 2024. This allows access to low-cost financing to farmers, as all the
components are included under AIF, and addresses the issues related to land, state share and other
technical challenges.
No proposal is under consideration for revision of subsidy amount under PM-KUSUM Scheme as the
sunset date of the scheme is 31.03.2026.
The PM KUSUM guidelines mandate the vendors to provide maintenance services for a period of 5
years from the date of commissioning of the systems. To ensure timely maintenance of the systems the
vendors need to set up one authorized service centre in each operational district and a telephone helpline
in local language in each operational State. The guidelines also have provisions of real time monitoring
of the installed systems.
*****Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.
1810 for 10.12.2025
State/UT-wise progress under PM-KUSUM Scheme (as on 30.11.2025)
S. No. State/ UT Name Component-A Component-B (No.) Component-C (No.)
(In MW)
Sanctioned Installed Sanctioned Installed Sanctioned Sanctioned Solarized
(FLS)
(IPS) (IPS+FLS)
1. A & N Islands 0.00 0.00 34 0 436 0 0
2. Andhra Pradesh 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 2,00,000 0
3. Arunachal Pradesh 0.00 0.00 700 616 0 0 0
4. Assam 2.00 0.00 4,000 151 0 0 0
5. Bihar 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 1,40,300 0
6. Chhattisgarh 330.00 7.00 0 0 0 10,000 0
7. Goa 24.00 4.00 900 157 0 11,000 700
8. Gujarat 500.00 0.00 18,212 12,382 0 4,67,114 2,16,122
9. Haryana 158.00 26.61 1,97,655 1,80,564 0 2,899 0
10. Himachal Pradesh 100.00 100.00 1,270 1,053 0 0 0
11. Jammu & Kashmir 0.00 0.00 5,000 3,601 0 0 0
12. Jharkhand 0.00 0.00 86,985 43,693 0 0 0
13. Karnataka 0.00 0.00 26,365 2,573 0 7,78,588 57,814
14. Kerala 0.00 0.00 8 8 9,448 22,368 13,481
15. Ladakh 1.00 0.00 1,400 102 0 0 0
16. Madhya Pradesh 1,790.00 54.95 59,400 7,325 0 3,45,000 30,329
17. Maharashtra 260.00 4.00 5,75,000 4,66,719 0 7,75,000 6,54,695
18. Manipur 0.00 0.00 450 150 0 0 0
19. Meghalaya 0.00 0.00 2,735 98 0 0 0
20. Mizoram 0.00 0.00 1,700 40 0 0 0
21. Nagaland 0.00 0.00 265 140 0 0 0
22. Odisha 90.00 0.00 16,441 10,113 0 5,223 0
23. Puducherry 0.00 0.00 72 0 0 0 0
24. Punjab 0.00 0.00 18,048 17,592 186 0 0
25. Rajasthan 5,250.00 466.75 1,44,752 1,15,584 2,138 4,00,000 1,19,978
26. Tamil Nadu 3.00 3.00 5,187 4,948 0 0 0
27. Telangana 1,450.00 0.00 20,000 0 28,000 0 0
28. Tripura 5.00 0.00 11,114 6,359 3,600 0 702
29. Uttar Pradesh 1.00 1.00 1,07,266 66,558 12,000 3,70,000 5,858
30. Uttarakhand 0.00 0.00 3,685 1,663 0 0 0
31. West Bengal 0.00 0.00 0 0 20 0 20
Total 9,964.00 667.31 13,08,644 9,42,189 55,828 35,27,492 10,99,699