The Ministry
of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched solar pumping programme for
irrigation and drinking water under off-grid and decentralized solar
applications scheme for 1,00,000 pumps during 2014-15. This was stated by Sh.
Piyush Goyal, Minister of state for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy
(Independent Charge) in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
The Minister further stated that for this purpose, Rs.400 Crores have
been allocated for current Financial Year. So far, 19,501 Solar pumps for
irrigation have been installed in the country, state-wise details are given
below:- .
Statewise
cumulative installation of Solar Pump systems (31.01.2015)
|
Sl.No.
|
States
|
Pumps Nos.
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
613
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
18
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
45
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
139
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
240
|
|
6
|
Goa
|
15
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
85
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
469
|
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
6
|
|
10
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
39
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
551
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
810
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
87
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
239
|
|
15
|
Manipur
|
40
|
|
16
|
Meghalaya
|
19
|
|
17
|
Mizoram
|
37
|
|
18
|
Nagaland
|
3
|
|
19
|
Orissa
|
56
|
|
20
|
Punjab
|
1857
|
|
21
|
Rajasthan
|
11603
|
|
22
|
Tamil Nadu
|
829
|
|
23
|
Tripura
|
151
|
|
24
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1348
|
|
25
|
Uttarakhand
|
26
|
|
26
|
West Bengal
|
48
|
|
27
|
Andaman & Nicobar
|
5
|
|
28
|
Chandigarh
|
12
|
|
29
|
Delhi
|
90
|
|
30
|
Puducherry
|
21
|
|
|
Total
|
19,501
|
The Minister further stated that farmers are also eligible for financial
support for biogas plants, solar lights and solar driers.
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