Haryana has topped among all other states of the country in terms of installation of off-grid solar pumps under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahaabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM), as per the data by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Haryana has installed 14,418 pumps against 15,000 sanctioned pumps for the year 2020-21. The centrally-sponsored PM-KUSUM scheme was launched in 2019 with a target to install 20 lakh standalone solar pumps. Haryana was given a target of 15,000 pumps for the year 2020-21 with a total cost of Rs 520 crore.
This announcement was made by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in the concluding session of the weeklong nationwide “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” celebrations held on August 27.
