What you get
- 30%For a new off-grid solar pump (or replacing a diesel pump), the centre pays 30% of the benchmark cost — 50% in the North East, J&K, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands.of the cost, at most (50% in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands)
- 30%To put solar panels on your existing grid-connected pump, the centre pays up to 30% of the solar cost — up to 50% in the North East and hill states — and you can sell surplus power to the DISCOM.of the cost, at most (50% in North-Eastern States, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh)
Who gets how much
Any farmer30% (hill/NE 50%)
Small / marginal farmer30% (hill/NE 50%)
Woman farmer30% (hill/NE 50%)
Scheduled Caste30% (hill/NE 50%)
Scheduled Tribe30% (hill/NE 50%)
Farmer producer organisation30% (hill/NE 50%)
Cooperative30% (hill/NE 50%)
Maximum share of cost, up to the government cost norm.
Who can apply
✓ Any farmer✓ Small / marginal farmer✓ Woman farmer✓ Scheduled Caste✓ Scheduled Tribe✓ Farmer producer organisation✓ Cooperative
How to apply
- Apply through your state’s implementing agency for PM-KUSUM — the DISCOM, Agriculture Department, Minor Irrigation Department or the department your state names (para 5.1(vii)).
- If your state gives no state subsidy, you may still install with the central share only and pay the rest yourself or by bank loan (para 5.2.2).
- Your share can be financed by a bank loan, so that you pay as little as 10% up front (para 5.3.2).
- The pump is installed by a vendor selected by the state’s tender, with five years of maintenance (para 5.2.3).