Suryashakti Kisan Yojana – The government of Gujarat has launched the Suryashakti Kisan Yojana. Through this scheme, farmers will be able to generate electricity for their captive consumption through the grid and will also be able to sell the leftover generated electricity to the government. Through this article, we will cover all the important information regarding the Yojana. You will get to know how you can take advantage of the Yojana by going through this article. Other than that you will also get details regarding its objective, benefits, features, eligibility, required documents, application procedure, etc
About Suryashakti Kisan Yojana 2024
The government of Gujarat has launched the Suryashakti Kisan Yojana. Through this scheme, farmers will be able to generate their own electricity by using solar panels on their farms and double their income. The farmers can also sell the leftover generated electricity to the government via the grid. In order to implement this scheme, farmers will be provided a 60% subsidy on the cost of the project(establishing solar panels) by the state and Central Government and 30% of the project cost will be provided to the farmer through a loan with an interest rate of 4.5% to 6% and the remaining 5% project cost will be borne by the farmer.
The total duration of this scheme will be 25 years which will be split between 7 year period and 18 year period. Under the scheme, farmers will be provided a unit rate of Rs 7 for the first 7 years and a unit rate of Rs 3.5 for each unit for the remaining 18 years. Around 12400 farmers of 33 districts will benefit from this scheme. Other than that this scheme will also ensure 12 hours of power supply during the daytime.
Objective Of Suryashakti Kisan Yojana
The main objective of the Suryashakti Kisan Yojana is to provide a power supply for irrigation to the farmers. Through this scheme, solar panelswill be set up on the farm so that farmers will get proper irrigation facilities. Other than that farmers can also sell the leftover generated electricity to the government which will help them in generating additional income. Implementation of this scheme will ensure 12 hours of power supply during the daytime. Other than that the standard of living of farmers will also be improved. With the implementation of this scheme, 12400 farmers of 33 districts will be benefited
Details Of Suryashakti Kisan Yojana 2024
Name of the scheme | Suryashakti Kisan Yojana |
Launched by | Government of Gujarat |
Beneficiary | Farmers of Gujarat |
Objective | To provide a power supply |
Year | 2024 |
State | Gujarat |
Mode of application | Online |
Benefits And Features Of Suryashakti Kisan Yojana
- The government of Gujarat has launched the Suryashakti Kisan Yojana.
- Through this scheme, farmers will be able to generate their own electricity by using solar panels on their farms and double their income.
- The farmers can also sell the leftover generated electricity to the government via the grid.
- In order to implement this scheme, 60% subsidy on the cost of the project will be given by the state and Central Government and 30% of the project cost will be provided to the farmer through a loan with an interest rate of 4.5% to 6% and the remaining 5% project cost will be borne by the farmer.
- The total duration of this scheme will be 25 years which will be split between 7 year period and 18 year period.
- Under the scheme, farmers will be provided a unit rate of Rs 7 for the first 7 years and a unit rate of Rs 3.5 for each unit for the remaining 18 years.
- Around 12400 farmers of 33 districts will benefit from this scheme.
- Other than that this scheme will also ensure 12 hours of power supply during the daytime.
- Implementation of this scheme will also reduce the electricity bill
- The state government is also going to provide insurance on the PV system
- The land under the PV system can be used for cropping
- The rural economy will also be developed
Eligibility Criteria And Required Documents
- The applicant must be a permanent resident of Gujarat
- Aadhar Card
- Resident certificate
- Income certificate
- Passport size photograph
- Mobile number
- Email ID etc
Statistics
Total (AG) Consumers | 15 Lakh |
Total No. of (AG) Feeders | 7,060 |
Total Districts Covered | 33 |
Total Contract Load | 172 Lakh hp (Avg: 11.43 hp/ farmer) |
Solar PV Potential | 21,000 MW |
Total Project Cost | Rs. 1,05,000 crore |
Govt. of India Subsidy | 30% |
Govt. of Gujarat Subsidy | 30% |
Farmer’s Loan | 35% |
Farmer’s Upfront Pmt. | 5% |
Procedure To Apply Under Suryashakti Kisan Yojana
- First of all, you have to go to the official website of the Gujarat Power Research and Development cell
- The home page will appear before you
- On the home page, you are required to click on Suryashakti Kisan Yojana
- You will be redirected to a new page
- On this page, you have to enter all the required details like your name, email id, mobile number, etc
- Now you have to upload all the required documents
- After that you have to click on submit
- By following this procedure you can apply under Surya Shakti Kisan Yojana