Solar Water Pump For Agriculture Scheme

Moreover the solar pump yojana which promises to fulfil the irrigation and water problems by providing a 90 subsidy to the farmer for setting up pump sets has been expanded to cover 20 lakh farmers across the nation this year said finance minister nirmala sitharaman during her 2020 budget speech. For solar pumps to be set up and used by water user associations wua farmer producer organisations fpo primary agriculture credit societies pacs or for cluster based irrigation system the cfa will be allowed for solar pump capacity of higher than 7 5 hp considering upto 5 hp capacity for each individual in the group. In the initial phase the governments would offer a total of 17 5 lakh solar powered pumps to the farmers the scheme is not only aimed at providing better benefits and added income for the agricultural labors but will also lower the level of pollution.