Solar Pump Scheme

Ahead of the Assembly elections, the state government is taking out schemes for the farmers as they constitute around 70 per cent of the state's population and are a key vote bank in the state

Agriculture Commissioner Kanaram said farmers were subsidised up to 60 per cent of the cost of setting up a solar-energy pump

The second of a three-part series takes a look at challenges for those who aspire for solar-powered pumps in Haryana, Rajasthan

Differential GST rates levied by various states have lately led to an escalation in the cost of solar pumps