(a) whether the Government proposes to provide solar water pumps to the farmers in
the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of such pumps installed in the
villages in the country so far, State/UT-wise including Jharkhan, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh;
(c) the details of fund allocated by the Government for this project; and
(d) the number of villages where the Government proposes to install solar water pumps
during next five years, State-UT-wise?
MINISTER FOR NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH)
(a)&(b): The Ministry is providing a subsidy of 30% of the cost of solar water pumping system
limited to Rs. 57,000/- per kWp to farmers through the State Renewable Energy Development
Agencies and other channel partners. State/UT-wise list of solar water pumps installed in the
country including Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh is given in the Annexure.
(c) The Ministry does not allocate funds separately for solar water pumping system as this
is a part of the Off-gird and Decentralised Solar Applications Programme.
(d): The Ministry does not make any State/UT-wise plan for installation of solar water
pumping systems. However, the Ministry sanctions projects to the State Nodal Agencies and
other implementing agencies on receiving complete project proposals from them.