The saying ‘bin pani sab soon’ fits perfectly for agriculture. As everyone knows, farming is impossible without water. There are many irrigation resources available in the market for advanced and modern farming. Which requires electricity or solar to run. Along with this, the central and state governments are also running many schemes to provide irrigation resources to the farmers.

The most popular resource among these is the solar pump. By using this, the additional expenditure of farmers on electricity and diesel for irrigation is reduced. On the other hand, the income of farmers increases due to a reduction in expenditure. However, not every farmer is able to install solar pumps. Considering the economic condition of the farmers, the subsidy is being given to solar pumps in many states.

In this sequence, the Rajasthan government is also running the Solar Pump Subsidy Scheme. The aim of which is to reduce the consumption of electricity and encourage energy. Under this scheme, up to 60% subsidy will be given by the government to the farmers for setting up solar pumps. The remaining 40% amount will have to be given to the farmers themselves. If the farmer’s brother is not even able to pay the remaining amount, then he can take a loan from the bank for this.

Eligibility for applying Rajasthan Solar Pump Scheme
In this scheme, priority is being given to small and marginal farmers of the state. Only those farmers who have their own land of at least 0.5 hectares can apply for this scheme. However, the farmers who are using electric pumps for irrigation will not be eligible for this scheme. Along with this, the distance from the power grid of the field to at least 300 km to install the solar pump. It is necessary to be

Application process
To take advantage of this scheme, farmer brothers first have to contact the electricity department office of their area. Where the application form will be received after depositing the prescribed amount of Rs 1000 in the office. After that fill all the information in the form carefully. Then attach the documents in the application form and submit it to the Horticulture Development Society office.

Source: Tractor Junction

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