Dear friends, as you all know, we inform you about the new government scheme every time so that you can take advantage of all government schemes, today we have brought another government scheme for you called Kusum Yojana!

This scheme has been made for the farmers. Now you must be thinking what kind of scheme is the Kusum Yojana (PM Kusum Yojana) We want to tell you that under the scheme, farmers who use pump for irrigation are pumped. Now solar energy pumps will be made. Keep in mind that the Kusum scheme is not limited to solar energy agricultural pumps only. There are 3 components of this scheme,

◦ Kusum Yojana Component A
◦ Kusum Yojana Component B
◦ Kusum Yojana Component C

The works of these three components are explained further in the article
Farmer Energy Security and Upliftment Campaign (Kusum). According to the plan, by 2022, three crore pumps in the country will be run with solar energy instead of electricity or diesel.
Come, know the information of every component of Kusum Yojana
Component A - Under this component, renewable power based power plants (REPPs) with capacity of 500 MW to 2 MW are set aside for individual farmers / farmers / cooperatives / panchayats / farmer producer organizations (FPOs) / water user associations. (WWA) to be set at barren /. fallow land. These power plants can also be installed on cultivable land on stilts where crops can also be grown under solar panels. To avoid the high cost of sub-transmission lines and to reduce transmission losses, a renewable energy power project will be set up within a radius of five km of the sub-stations. The electricity purchased by local discoms will be purchased at pre-determined tariffs.
Component B - Under this component, individual farmers will be supported to install standalone solar agricultural pumps of capacity up to 7.5 HP for replacement of existing diesel agricultural pumps / irrigation systems in off-grid areas where Grid supply is not available. Pumps of more than 7.5 HP capacity may also be installed, however, financial support will be limited to 7.5 HP capacity.
Component C - Under this component, individual farmers with grid connected agricultural pumps will be supported with solarise pumps. The farmer will be able to use the solar energy generated to meet irrigation needs and the additional solar power will be sold to DISCOM at a predetermined tariff.
Component A: Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) @ 40 paise / kWh or Rs. 6.60 lakhs / MW / year, whichever is less, will be provided to MNRE to DISCOMs for the first five years to purchase power from farmers / developers.
Component B&C: CFA of 30% of benchmark cost or tender cost, whichever is lower. State government subsidy 30%; 40% balance by the farmer. In North Eastern states, Sikkim, J&K, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, CFA of 50%, State Government subsidy 30%, 20% balance by farmer.
Friends, now you must be thinking how will the distribution of pumps under Kusum scheme? What will be the benefits of this scheme and which farmers will be eligible for it? We will give you complete information about this. Please read our article carefully.
◦ In the first phase of this scheme, 17.5 lakh irrigation pumps running with diesel will be run with solar energy.
◦ This scheme will give double benefit to the farmers.
◦ In addition to getting electricity for free irrigation, farmers will make additional electricity and send it to the grid, then farmers will also get the cost.
◦ This scheme will generate 28 thousand MW additional power.
A target has been set to convert 17.5 lakh diesel pumps and 3 crore farming pumps into solar pumps in the coming 10 years. Kusum is a long-term ambitious scheme, with an initial budget allocation of Rs 50,000 crore for the promotion of solar pumps and solar products.

KUSUM YOJANA 2020
Under the Kusum Yojana, among other things, farmers will be provided additional income, under which farmers will be given the option to sell additional power grid after setting up solar power project on their wastelands.

Purpose of Kusum Yojana Kusum Yojana Objectives
◦ The full name of this scheme is Kisan Energy Security and Upliftment Maha Abhiyan (Kusum).
◦ Agriculture pumps of the country will be run with solar energy under the Kusum scheme. Along with this, solar grids will also be installed in this scheme.
◦ Farmers will have to pay only 10 percent of the total cost.
◦ At the same time, about 45 thousand crore rupees will be arranged through bank loan.
◦ By 2022, a target has been set to run 30 million pumps in the country using solar energy instead of electricity or diesel.
◦ In the first phase of this scheme, 17.5 lakh irrigation pumps running with diesel will be run with solar energy.
◦ This scheme will give double benefit to the farmers.
◦ In addition to getting electricity for free irrigation, farmers will make additional electricity and send it to the grid, then farmers will also get the cost.
◦ This scheme will generate 28 thousand MW additional power.

Benefits of Kusum Yojana
◦ Farmer brothers will benefit greatly from the Kusum scheme. Their electricity will be saved.
◦ Now pumps that irrigate the fields will run with solar power, farmers will get a boost in farming.
◦ Now poor farmers will also be able to produce good crops in their fields by irrigating them.
◦ This will reduce diesel consumption.
◦ This scheme will benefit the farmers in two ways.
◦ One, they will get electricity for irrigation for free.
◦ This scheme will generate MW of additional power.