PM-KUSUM Scheme: Zero Electricity Bill for Tube Wells, Up to 60% Grant

• PM-KUSUM scheme helps farmers in Meerut district install solar-powered tube wells, eliminating power outages and reducing electricity bills to zero.
• Farmers can receive up to a 60% government grant for installing 2 HP or 3 HP tube wells.
• Meerut District Agriculture Officer Rajiv Kumar confirms many farmers are already benefiting, operating tube wells easily for irrigation.
• Online registration for solar power connections involves verification, and a lottery system is used if applications exceed the target.
• Farmers must arrange for tube well boring themselves; the government provides subsidies only for the solar power connection, and surplus electricity can be sold.