Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan

Who can apply for PM-KUSUM

• Component B: individual farmers in off-grid areas, for standalone solar pumps of up to 7.5 HP.
• Component C: individual farmers who already have a grid-connected agriculture pump.
• Component A: individual farmers, groups of farmers, cooperatives, panchayats, FPOs and water user associations, for 500 kW to 2 MW solar plants.
• Allocations are made state by state; you can only apply where your state's implementing agency has sanctioned quantity.

PM-KUSUM benefits

• Standalone pump (Component B): central aid of 30% of the benchmark or tender cost, at least 30% from the state, and at most 40% paid by the farmer.
• Solarising a grid pump (Component C): same 30% central, at least 30% state, at most 40% farmer split on the solar panels; surplus power can be sold to the DISCOM.
• In North-Eastern states, Sikkim, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar: central aid is 50% and the farmer pays at most 20%.
• Bank loans can cover part of the farmer's share, so the farmer may pay as little as 10% upfront.
• Component A: power from the farm solar plant is bought by the DISCOM at a tariff set by the state regulator; landowners leasing land to a developer get lease rent.
• Feeder-level solarisation gives farmers daytime power for irrigation, free or at the state's tariff.

How to apply for PM-KUSUM

1. 1Find your state's implementing agency (for pumps) or DISCOM (for solar plants) on the national PM-KUSUM portal.
2. 2Apply through that agency when it invites applications for its sanctioned quantity.
3. 3Pay your share after the central and state subsidy is adjusted in the system cost.
4. 4MNRE does not register beneficiaries on its own websites. Do not pay any registration fee or share data on look-alike sites; report suspected fake sites to MNRE.

Where it applies

Every state and union territory. See what else applies near you