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