Ujjain: Govt offers 90% subsidy on solar water pumps to farmers

Ujjain: Government of Madhya Pradesh and new and renewable energy department has launched a solar pump programme to solve power crisis in agriculture sector. The purpose of this programme is to enable round the clock power supply to farmers for irrigation purposes. Under the programme, farmers can get solar-powered pumps at subsidised rate and will have to bear only 10 per cent cost of the pumps while 90 per cent will be borne by the government.

Divisional commissioner MB Ojha instructed officials of Energy Development Corporation and agriculture department to endorse the programme vigorously and reach out to farmers and motivate them for installing pump as Ujjain division has received a target. The pumps will be available in one horse power to 10 horse power. As per the scheme, if a farmer goes for one HP pump of Rs 1.75 lakh then that farmer has to bear only Rs 17,500 while the government will pay the remaining amount. Till now, a total of 16 solar-powered pumps have been installed in the district covering villages Narvar, Bisakhedi, Malikhedi, Runija, Ghattiya, Taran, Mahidpur and at the office of council of agriculture research.