The Central government has set the target for replacing diesel with renewable energy in the agricultural sector by 2024.
The Union Minister for Power, New and Renewable energy, R K Singh on Friday said this is in line with the government’s commitment to increase the share of non-fossil fuels by 2030 and become a net zero emitter by 2070.
"India will replace diesel with renewables to achieve the target of zero diesel use in the agricultural sector by 2024,” said a statement by the ministry of power.
The Central government is already running a scheme to solarise the agriculture sector