**Executive Summary**
This document details the Indian government's Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme, launched in March 2019 to promote solar farming and provide financial assistance to farmers. It outlines the scheme's components, installation progress as of November 30, 2025, and the financial assistance provided under the scheme. The Minister of New and Renewable Energy answered this question in Lok Sabha on December 10, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Scheme Overview:**
* PM-KUSUM aims to de-dieselize the farm sector, provide assured daytime solar power, and ensure energy security for farmers.
* The scheme has three components: A, B, and C.
* **Component Details:**
* **Component A:** Setting up 10,000 MW of decentralized ground/stilt-mounted grid-connected solar or other renewable energy-based power plants by farmers.
* **Component B:** Installation of 14 lakh standalone off-grid solar agriculture pumps.
* **Component C:** Solarization of 35 lakh existing grid-connected agriculture pumps, including Feeder Level Solarization (FLS).
* **Installation Progress:**
* State/UT-wise installation progress under PM KUSUM as of November 30, 2025, is detailed in Annexure-I.
* **Financial Assistance (CFA):**
* CFA is provided to beneficiaries based on demand from State Implementing Agencies (SIAs), reported progress, and scheme guidelines. Details in Annexure-II.
* ₹7,106 crore of central financial assistance has been released under PM KUSUM, till November 30, 2025.
* **Financial Assistance Details (Annexure-II):**
* **Component A:** Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) is provided to DISCOMs for five years, with no CFA under this component.
* **Component B:** CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost issued by MNRE or prices discovered in the tender. Increased to 50% for North Eastern States, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep, and A&N Islands. States/UTs should provide at least 30% financial support, with the remaining cost borne by the beneficiary.
* **Component C (Feeder Level Solarisation):** CFA of ₹1.05 Crore per MW (₹1.75 Cr. per MW for NER/Hilly/Islands) with no mandatory state/UT financial support requirement.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Farmers
* **Impact:** Provides opportunities to generate income by setting up solar power plants on their land, access affordable and reliable solar power for irrigation, and reduce dependency on diesel.
* **Action Required:** To apply through SIAs, contribute the balance cost of the pump, and adhere to scheme guidelines to avail the benefits.
**Stakeholder:** State Implementing Agencies (SIAs)
* **Impact:** Responsible for implementing and monitoring the PM-KUSUM scheme at the state level.
* **Action Required:** To assess the demand, report the installation progress, and support farmers in the application and implementation process.
**Stakeholder:** DISCOMs
* **Impact:** Eligible for Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) for procuring solar power from farmers under Component A.
* **Action Required:** Procure power at the price of 40 paise/kWh or Rs.6.60 lakhs/MW/year, whichever is lower, for five years.
**Stakeholder:** Government (MNRE)
* **Impact:** Overall responsible for the scheme, providing financial assistance, and monitoring the overall impact.
* **Action Required:** Monitoring implementation progress, disbursing financial assistance, and ensuring adherence to scheme guidelines.
Key Entities Referenced
PM-KUSUM Scheme: Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan, a scheme to promote solar farming and provide energy security to farmers by de-dieselizing the farm sector.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy: The ministry responsible for the PM-KUSUM scheme and its implementation.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1831
ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025
PROMOTION OF SOLAR FARMING
†1831. SHRI HARIBHAI PATEL
Will the minister of new and renewable energy be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan
(PMKUSUM) being run by the Government to promote solar farming during the last three
years, State-wise; and
(b) whether the Government provides financial assistance to farmers to increase their income
and help them in irrigation through solar energy during the last three years and if so, the
details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)
(a) PM-KUSUM Scheme was launched by the Government in March 2019 with the objective
of de- dieselizing the farm sector, providing assured daytime solar power and to provide energy
security to farmers. The scheme has three Components:
(i.) Component ‘A’: Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/ Stilt Mounted Grid
Connected Solar or other Renewable Energy based Power Plants by the farmers on their land;
(ii) Component ‘B’: Installation of 14 lakh standalone off-grid solar agriculture pumps; and
(iii) Component ‘C’: Solarization of 35 lakh existing grid-connected agriculture pumps
including Feeder Level Solarization (FLS).
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.
(b) The CFA is provided to the beneficiaries under PM KUSUM scheme based on the demand
received from the SIAs, progress reported and as per provision of the scheme guidelines. The
details of financial assistance provided under the scheme is placed at Annexure-II.
As per the demand received from the states, Rs. 7,106 crore of central finance assistance has
been released under PM KUSUM Scheme, till 30.11.2025.
*****Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †1831
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 10,99,699Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †1831
for 10.12.2025
Details of Eligible Financial Assistance under PM- KUSUM Scheme
Components & Criteria Financial Assistance available
Component A Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) is provided to the
DISCOMs @ 40 paise/kWh or Rs.6.60 lakhs/MW/year,
whichever is lower, for five years. There is no CFA
under this Component.
Component B • CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost issued by
MNRE or the prices of the systems discovered in the
Component C (Individual
tender, whichever is lower is provided.
Pump Solarisation)
• However, in North Eastern States including
Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh
and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, CFA
of 50% of the benchmark cost issued by MNRE or the
prices of the systems discovered in the tender,
whichever is lower, is provided.
• In addition, the respective state/UT has to
provide at least 30% financial support. Balance cost is
to be contributed by beneficiary. Component B and
Component C (IPS) of PM KUSUM scheme can also be
implemented without State share of 30%. The Central
Financial Assistance will continue to remain 30% and
rest 70% will be borne by the farmer.
Component C (Feeder Level For agriculture feeder solarization, CFA of Rs 1.05
Solarisation) Crore per MW (1.75 Cr. per MW for NER/ Hilly/
Islands) is provided. There is no mandatory requirement
of financial support from participating State/UT. The
feeder solarisation can be implemented in CAPEX or
RESCO mode.