Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued an advisory to General Public to be careful of fraudulent websites claiming to be registration portal for KUSUM Scheme. Such websites are potentially duping general public and misusing data captured through fake registration portal.
About:
Full Name: KUSUM stands for Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan.
Objective: Kusum Scheme aims to promote use of solar energy among farmers.
Strategy: The proposed scheme provides for –
setting up of grid-connected renewable power plants each of 500KW to 2 MW in the rural area;
installation of standalone off-grid solar water pumps to fulfil irrigation needs of farmers not connected to grid; and
solarization of existing grid-connected agriculture pumps to make farmers independent of grid supply and also sell surplus solar power generated to Discom and get extra income.
Background: It was first announced in Union Budget 2018. Administrative Approval for the scheme has been issued by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) on 08.03.2019.
Implementing agencies: DISCOMs and State Nodal agencies shall be implementing this scheme for which the detailed guidelines will be issued shortly.
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