Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM)

States add at least 30% on top where they give a state share, so the farmer pays 40% (20% in the special areas). Off-grid areas only; no new pumps in dark or black zones (5.2.5). Support stops at the 7.5 HP level (15 HP for up to 10% of installations in the NE, hill states and islands). Ladakh is named as a hill region for 15 HP pumps (5.1(v)) but not in the 50% list of 5.3.1.1(ii), so we show 30% there. Applying on the central portal without a state share is limited to 30% (5.3.1.2(iii)). These are the rules of the 2024 guidelines, for pumps tendered by 31.12.2025; PM KUSUM 2.0 may set different rates.

“CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or tender cost, whichever is lower, of a particular category/type of the stand-alone solar Agriculture pump will be provided. The State Government will give a subsidy of at-least 30%; and the remaining 40% will be provided by the farmer.”

Solar capacity up to twice the pump capacity in kW is supported, for pumps up to 7.5 HP (6.3.5(i)). No central help for replacing the pump itself (6.3.5(iv)). Without a state subsidy, banks may lend up to 70% of the cost (6.3.5(v)). The guidelines say “up to” 30% / 50%, so the actual share can be lower. Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep may also get 50% (“Islands”), but para 6 does not name them, so we show 30% there. These are the rules of the 2024 guidelines, for projects sanctioned by 31.12.2025; PM KUSUM 2.0 may set different rates.

“CFA up to 30% (upto 50% of NER/Hilly/Islands) of the cost of solarisation will be provided for solar PV component including solar modules, module mounting structure, controller/inverter, balance of system, installation & commissioning, five Year CMC, insurance, etc., on basis of benchmark cost or cost discovered through tender whichever is less.”

The plant should preferably be within 5 km of a sub-station; the DISCOM notifies how much capacity each sub-station can take and invites applications, and if more is offered it holds a tender with its tariff as the ceiling (para 4.3). You pay a processing fee of at most ₹5,000 per MW, a ₹1 lakh/MW bank guarantee if there is bidding, and build the line to the sub-station (paras 4.4, 4.7, 4.8). The ₹0.40/unit incentive goes to the DISCOM, not to you (para 4.9). Like the rest of PM-KUSUM, this is closed to new projects pending PM KUSUM 2.0.

“Component-A: Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/ Stilt Mounted Grid Connected Solar or other Renewable Energy based Power Plants by the farmers on their land … Solar or other Renewable Energy based Power Plants (REPP) of capacity of 500 kW to 2 MW will be setup by Renewable Power Generator (RPG). … The renewable power generated will be purchased by DISCOMs at the pre-fixed levelized tariff. … The duration of PPA will be 25 years from Commercial Operation Date (COD) of the project.”

“At least 30%” — the state may give more. A state that is “not in a position to give its share” can leave farmers to install with the central share alone (para 5.2.2), so check your state’s order. With both shares the farmer pays at most 40% (at most 20% in the North East, Sikkim, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands) (para 5.3.1.1). These are the rules of the 2024 guidelines, for pumps tendered by 31.12.2025.

“CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or tender cost, whichever is lower, of a particular category/type of the stand-alone solar Agriculture pump will be provided. The State Government will give a subsidy of at-least 30%; and the remaining 40% will be provided by the farmer.”

The guideline only reports that some states currently offer ₹25,000 to ₹50,000 an acre a year or 6% of the ready-reckoner rate, whichever is higher, rising 3% a year, for 30 years — your state sets its own rate. Contiguous land of at least 5 acres near the sub-station is preferred (about 4–5 acres per MW). Offer land on the state’s portal or through the Tehsildar/District Magistrate (para 6.4.2(iii)–(iv)). The central assistance for feeder-level plants goes to the state agency, not to farmers.

“Land for setting up the solar plant: If there is no Government land near the substation to set up solar plant, theland may be taken on lease from the farmers. Land lease rates would be announced by the state government. … The State Government will publicise these rates along with the list of substations and request farmers to offer their land on lease in the vicinity of the substations at the offered lease rent.”