The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) continues to gain momentum across India, with states advancing all three components of the scheme: Component A, which involves setting up decentralized ground/stilt mounted grid-connected solar or other renewable energy based power plants by farmers for selling surplus power to the grid; Component B, focusing on the installation of standalone solar agriculture pumps to provide irrigation in off-grid areas; and Component C, dedicated to the solarization of existing grid-connected agriculture pumps and Feeder Level Solarization, enabling farmers to use solar power for irrigation and sell excess electricity back to the grid. Based on the latest data published on the MNRE’s PM-KUSUM portal as of May 31, 2025, a state-by-state snapshot details the program’s unfolding progress, accompanied by links to recent tenders that further build on these achievements.
Component A: Decentralised Ground-Mounted Solar Projects
Component A aims to set up 10,000 MW of Decentralised Ground/ Stilt Mounted Grid Connected Solar or other Renewable Energy based Power Plants by the farmers on their land. So far:
- Total Sanction: 10,000 MW across 19 states and UTs
- Installed: 603.33 MW (~6 percent of sanction)
Several states—Assam, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Tripura—still await their first feeder-solar commissioning.
Component B: Solarising offgrid pumps
Component B supports solarisation of stand-alone solar agriculture pumps(diesel-based):
- Total Sanction: 13,32,234 systems
- Installed: 8,28,260 systems (~62 percent of sanction)
- Central Subsidy: 30–50 percent
States yet to initiate include Chhattisgarh, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Tripura, Uttarakhand.
Component C: Solarisation of Irrigation Pumps (Pumps, 3–10 HP)
Under Component C, solar pumps are installed for grid-connected agriculture pumps, including Individual Pump Solarisation (IPS) and Feeder-level Solarisation (FLS).
| Component C (IPS) | Component C (FLS) |
|---|---|
| Total Sanction: 55,073 pumps Installed: 7,660 pumps (~14 percent of sanction) | Total Sanction: 35,08,874 pumps Installed: 4,68,838 pumps (~13 percent of sanction) |
Some states like Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Telangana, and Uttarakhand have yet to commission any pumps despite large sanctioned targets.
Outlook and Challenges
While Component B shows strong uptake, Components A and C lag, hampered by land, financing, and grid-integration hurdles. The newly announced tenders will be critical in closing gaps, especially large feeder-solar contracts in MP and targeted pump schemes in Punjab. Recently, Punjab has invited bids to solarize 200 irrigation pumps under the PM-KUSUM component C.
As state agencies refine execution and scale successful models, PM-KUSUM can deliver on its promise: empowering farmers with clean power, strengthening rural grids, and propelling India toward its climate and energy-security goals.
