Parliament Question: Variations in Implementation of PM-KUSUM

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1613 ANSWERED ON 29.07.2026 VARIATIONS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-KUSUM 1613. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN: SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA: WILL THE MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY BE PLEASED TO STATE: (a) the details of applications received, projects sanctioned, solar power plants installed, solar pumps commissioned and progress made in solarisation of agricultural feeder under the Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) during the last five years, component and State-wise; (b) whether the Government has analyzed the reasons for the significant variation in the pace of implementation of the PM-KUSUM across different States and if so, the details and the major reasons for the low participation of farmers thereunder; (c) whether the Government is formulating any specific strategy to accord priority to the solarisation of agricultural feeders and decentralised solar power plants in the States with high solar potential such as Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof; (d) whether the Government has conducted any independent assessment of the impact of the PM-KUSUM on farmers' income, reduction in agricultural power subsidy and the financial position of distribution companies and if so, the details of major findings thereof; and (e) the major reforms proposed by the Government for the effective and time bound implementation of the PM-KUSUM? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK) (a) PM-KUSUM is a demand driven scheme. The capacities are allocated based on demand received from the States/UTs and their performance. As per the demand raised by the state, the Ministry has allocated quantities to the States/UTs. As reported by the State Implementing Agencies (SIAs), the component wise and year wise progress in last five years is placed at Annexure I.(b) The scheme is demand driven and capacities are allocated based on demand received from the States/UTs. The implementation of the scheme is the responsibilities of SIAs. Under Component A, the availability of farmers’ land is the key factor for its uptake along with access to low-cost finance. Under Component B, state with timely and adequate state share availability have shown progress for installation of solar pumps. Under Component C, the states with higher subsidies for agriculture feeders are segregating the feeders and solarizing the agriculture pumps through feeder level solarization. Few states like Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana etc. are front runners in the implementation of the scheme due to active state involvement and farmer’s awareness. (c) PM-KUSUM scheme already provides for decentralized solar plants up to 2 MW on farmer’s land under Component A and Solarisation of Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps including Feeder Level Solarization under Component C. All the targeted capacities under the component has been allocated to the states, including solar potential states like Rajasthan. (d) The third party evaluation of PM KUSUM has been carried out through M/s PTC India Ltd which has identified that the scheme has significantly improved decentralized renewable energy deployment and enhanced irrigation reliability for farmers. The report shows that adoption of solar pumps has led to an increase in farmers’ incomes by around 40%. The report recommended ease of implementation, adoption of best practices of states, strengthened institutional coordination, improved access to finance and enhanced digital monitoring for continuation of the scheme. (e) To increase the reach of PM KUSUM scheme, extensive outreach and capacity-building workshops are conducted by the Ministry from time to time. This also includes periodic review and handholding meetings with the implementing states. The implementation timeline of PM KUSUM scheme is extended till 31.03.2027 for all components of the scheme. *****Annexure I referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1613 for 29.07.2026 Component wise and year wise progress in last five years in PM KUUSM Component A (till 30.06.2026) FY2021- FY2022- FY2023- FY2024- FY2025- FY2026- S.No. State 22 23 24 25 26 27 MW MW MW MW MW MW Andaman & Nicobar 1 - - - - - - Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh - - - - - - 3 Arunachal Pradesh - - - - - - 4 Assam - - - - - - 5 Chhattisgarh - - 2.00 4.50 2.50 10.00 6 Bihar - - - - - - 7 Gujarat - - - - - - 8 Goa - - - - 4.00 - 9 Haryana - 2.25 - 4.40 49.56 4.00 10 Himachal Pradesh 14.50 5.20 3.20 37.05 40.05 - 11 Jammu & Kashmir - - - - - - 12 Jharkhand - - - - - - 13 Karnataka - - - - - - 14 Kerala - - - - - - 15 Ladakh - - - - - - 16 Madhya Pradesh - 4.00 12.13 34.00 54.65 96.88 17 Maharashtra - - 2.00 4.00 11.00 4.00 18 Manipur - - - - - - 19 Meghalaya - - - - - - 20 Mizoram - - - - - - 21 Nagaland - - - - - - 22 Odisha - - - - - 2.00 23 Puducherry - - - - - - 24 Punjab - - - - - - 25 Rajasthan 21.50 52.50 47.00 312.25 302.71 500.09 26 Tamil Nadu - - - 1.00 2.00 - 27 Telangana - - - - 22.00 57.00 28 Tripura - - - - - - 29 Uttar Pradesh - - - - 1.00 - 30 Uttarakhand - - - - - - 31 West Bengal - - - - - - Total 36 63.95 66.33 397.2 489.47 673.97Component B (till 30.06.2026) FY2020-21 FY2021-22 FY2022-23 FY2023-24 FY2024-25 FY2025-26 FY2026-27 S.No. State Pumps Pumps Pumps Pumps Pumps Pumps Pumps installed installed installed installed installed installed installed Andaman & 1 - - - - - - - Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh - - - - - - - Arunachal 3 - - 126 73 252 248 - Pradesh 4 Assam - - - - - 1,238 357 5 Chhattisgarh - - - - - - - 6 Bihar - - - - - - - 7 Gujarat 93 366 2,000 939 6,825 10,369 2,195 8 Goa - - - - 100 100 - 9 Haryana 8,810 21,985 13,528 42,677 66,727 31,855 9,387 Himachal 10 40 185 276 137 237 228 - Pradesh Jammu & 11 - 103 426 309 1,450 2,242 341 Kashmir 12 Jharkhand 381 6,336 5,844 424 19,298 25,378 11,126 13 Karnataka 76 238 - - 1,668 10,494 14,330 14 Kerala - - 8 - - - - 15 Ladakh - - - - - 265 - 16 Madhya Pradesh 7,234 - 91 - - 2,435 14,922 17 Maharashtra - 2,426 40,809 40,785 2,86,559 1,51,791 29,601 18 Manipur - 28 - 50 - 72 10 19 Meghalaya - 35 - 47 16 - - 20 Mizoram - - - 40 40 512 - 21 Nagaland - - - 65 - 200 - 22 Odisha 110 647 548 106 4,271 8,845 1,253 23 Puducherry - - - - - - - 24 Punjab 1,276 5,358 6,198 78 71 4,930 17 25 Rajasthan 8,644 18,929 31,588 6,318 33,713 27,701 746 26 Tamil Nadu 988 199 1,857 192 951 999 - 27 Telangana - - - - - - - 28 Tripura 63 358 1,267 429 2,121 4,126 826 29 Uttar Pradesh 2,959 3,883 13,203 12,167 31,133 8,193 - 30 Uttarakhand - - 318 - 712 1,477 362 31 West Bengal - - - - - - - Total 30,674 61,076 1,18,087 1,04,836 4,56,144 2,93,698 85,473Component C (till 30.06.2026) FY2021-22 FY2022-23 FY2023-24 FY2024-25 FY2025-26 FY2026-27 S.N State Pumps Pumps Pumps Pumps Pumps Pumps o. solarized solarized solarized solarized solarized solarized Andaman & 1 Nicobar - - - - - - Islands Andhra 2 - - - - - - Pradesh Arunachal 3 - - - - - - Pradesh 4 Assam - - - - - - 5 Chhattisgarh - - - - - - 6 Bihar - - - - - 4,570 7 Gujarat - - - 1,16,390 1,70,793 16,073 8 Goa - - 700 - - - 9 Haryana - - - - - - Himachal 10 - - - - - - Pradesh Jammu & 11 - - - - - - Kashmir 12 Jharkhand - - - - - - 13 Karnataka - - - 8,586 96,170 29,619 14 Kerala - - 4,421 3,284 3,259 845 15 Ladakh - - - - - - Madhya 16 - - - 7,417 44,598 10,363 Pradesh 17 Maharashtra - - 3,650 1,63,947 6,07,403 1,00,000 18 Manipur - - - - - - 19 Meghalaya - - - - - - 20 Mizoram - - - - - - 21 Nagaland - - - - - - 22 Odisha - - - - - - 23 Puducherry - - - - - - 24 Punjab - - - - - - 25 Rajasthan - - 436 24,021 1,68,509 29,887 26 Tamil Nadu - - - - - - 27 Telangana - - - - - - 28 Tripura - - - - - - Uttar 29 - - - - 1,025 1,092 Pradesh 30 Uttarakhand - - - - - - West 31 - - - - - - Bengal Total NIL NIL 9,207 3,23,645 10,91,757 1,92,449