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PM-KUSUM Empowers Farmers as ‘Urjadata’, Reaching Over 20 Lakh Beneficiaries


Farmers Earn up to ₹80,000 per Hectare per Year by Leasing Land for Solar Plants

Solar Pumps under PM-KUSUM Help Farmers Save ₹60,000 Annually on Diesel

प्रविष्टि तिथि: 16 DEC 2025 12:11PM by PIB Delhi

PM-KUSUM is a demand driven scheme. The capacities are allocated based on demand received and progress shown by the States/UTs. The funds under PM KUSUM scheme are released based on the demand received, progress reported by the SIAs and as per provisions of the scheme guidelines.

The State/UT-wise details of the funds released during the last three years and current year till 30.11.2025 are placed at Annexure-I.

The State/ UT-wise number of beneficiaries under PM-KUSUM scheme is placed at Annexure-II.

 

Under Component A, farmers are enabled to adopt solar energy, becoming Urjadata along with Annadata and enhance their income. The farmers can lease their land for installation of solar power plants and can earn up to Rs 80,000/ha/yr. For the plants commissioned under Component A, the median average income is Rs 4.5 lakh/MW per month.

Under Component B, the existing diesel pumps are replaced with solar pumps. Assuming consumption of 4.6 litres per day (for 5 HP pumps) and with current diesel cost of around Rs 87/litre, the farmer can achieve the breakeven in less than a year. This results in saving of farmers of at least Rs 60,000/yr for diesel cost.

Under Component C, farmers can earn Rs 25000/acre/yr by leasing the land for installation of solar projects.

This information was submitted by Union Minister of State for New & Renewable Energy Shri Shripad Yesso Naik in a written reply Rajya Sabha today.

 

Annexure-I

State/UT-wise fund released under PM-KUSUM Scheme (as on 30.11.2025)

State

Fund released (Rs in Crore)

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

2025-26

Arunachal Pradesh

0.82

2.12

1.91

0

Assam

0

0

0

1.41

Goa

0

0

0

0.43

Gujarat

7.83

28.72

59.95

230.42

Haryana

137.95

429.78

303.40

135.74

Himachal Pradesh

5.85

0

1.73

1.4

Jammu & Kashmir

15.69

0

12.90

0

Jharkhand

20.04

2.36

48.73

18.11

Karnataka

0

2.38

0.89

82.15

Kerala

0

28.53

1.72

18.98

Madhya Pradesh

0

0.80

0

7.95

Maharashtra

247.60

330.21

1,619.00

1,363.47

Manipur

0.23

0.17

0.17

0.78

Meghalaya

0

0.31

0

0

Mizoram

0

0

0.84

0

Nagaland

0.20

0.18

0

0.66

Odisha

0

3.44

0

4.09

Punjab

31.11

5.41

13.09

16.14

Rajasthan

247.63

49.41

295.20

85.75

Tamil Nadu

0

2.59

6.48

5.71

Tripura

0.12

17.81

9.31

7.48

Uttar Pradesh

82.30

92.13

173.01

43.37

Uttarakhand

4.00

0

15.60

7.10

Others

0

0

0.20

0

Total

801.36

996.33

2,564.14

2,031.15

 

Annexure-II

State/ UT-wise details of beneficiaries under PM KUSUM Scheme

As on 30.11.2025

S.
No.

State/ UT Name

Total number of beneficiaries

1.

Arunachal Pradesh

616

2.

Assam

151

3.

Chhattisgarh

9

4.

Goa

859

5.

Gujarat

2,28,504

6.

Haryana

1,80,582

7.

Himachal Pradesh

1,193

8.

Jammu & Kashmir

3,601

9.

Jharkhand

43,693

10.

Karnataka

60,387

11.

Kerala

13,489

12.

Ladakh

102

13.

Madhya Pradesh

37,689

14.

Maharashtra

11,21,416

15.

Manipur

150

16.

Meghalaya

98

17.

Mizoram

40

18.

Nagaland

140

19.

Odisha

10,113

20.

Punjab

17,592

21.

Rajasthan

2,35,924

22..

Tamil Nadu

4,950

23

Tripura

7,061

24.

Uttar Pradesh

72,417

25.

Uttarakhand

1,663

26.

West Bengal

4

 

Total

20,42,443

 

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Navin Sreejith


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