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“The authorities is apt to widen the deadline for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) strategy erstwhile again, arsenic 2 large components of the inaugural person failed to execute adjacent 50% of their targets,” an authoritative root said.
Launched successful 2019, the PM-KUSUM aimed to adhd a star capableness of 30,800 MW by 2022, with a full Central fiscal enactment of ₹34,422 crore, including work charges for implementing agencies.
Later, the Centre extended the PM-KUSUM strategy till March 2026, arsenic its implementation was importantly affected owing to the pandemic, and besides revised upwards the people to 34,800 MW.
According to an authoritative source, the deadline for the implementation of PM KUSUM is apt to beryllium extended further to guarantee the envisaged targets are achieved. This volition beryllium the 2nd hold to the scheme. As per authoritative data, nary of the components of the ambitious strategy person achieved 100% target.
Although constituent B of the scheme, which ends March 2026, has been capable to conscionable 71% of the people arsenic connected September 9, constituent A has registered a maturation of conscionable 6.5% and Component C (IPS) and Component C (FLS) — 16.5% and 25.5% respectively.
According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Component A is for the installation of 10,000 MW of star capableness by installing tiny star powerfulness plants, Component B is for the installation of 14 lakh off-grid standalone solar-powered agriculture pumps, and Component C is for the solarisation of 35 lakh grid-connected agriculture pumps.
Under Component A, lone 650.49 MW capableness has been installed. States specified arsenic Telangana, Tripura, Odisha, Gujarat, and Assam person reported nil installation. The installation was successful azygous digit successful Uttar Pradesh (1 MW), Tamil Nadu (3 MW), Maharashtra and Goa (4 MW), and Chhattisgarh (7 MW).
As portion of Component B, much than 12.72 lakh off-grid star pumps person been sanctioned, of which 9.03 lakh person been installed. Andaman and Nicobar, Puducherry and Telangana person reported nil installations arsenic of September 2025.
