PM-KUSUM solar pump: how the application process works

What the pump component covers

The scheme has three components. The second supports individual farmers in installing standalone solar pumps, either replacing diesel pumps or serving new off-grid irrigation points. The ministry sets the framework, and a state nodal agency coordinates with the state, the DISCOMs and farmers.

The other components cover solar plants on farm land and the solarisation of pumps already on the grid. A farmer with a grid-connected pump is in a different component from one with a standalone pump, so check which one applies.

How a farmer usually applies

In states that publish the process, the farmer registers on the state's portal and submits an application with identity and land details. The nodal agency reviews it, and an approved pump is supplied and installed by a vendor the state accepts.

Some states tender the pump supply, so the farmer may not choose the vendor. The published example this guide reads is from one state, and other states differ in portal, documents and timing.

What this means for a quotation

A private pump quotation is not a scheme quotation. Say plainly which one it is. For a scheme job, the vendor must meet the state's conditions, and the farmer's share is set by the state, not by the dealer.

Give the pump's make, rating and drive in the bill of materials, as the VFD pump template shows. The module condition in the DCR guide also applies to schemes that ask for it.

Keep sizing separate

Pump sizing is a design question, covered in the solar pump sizing guide. A scheme rule should not decide the size of a pump the farm cannot use.

Step by step

1. 1

   Find the state nodal agency

   Identify the agency that runs the scheme in the farmer's state and read its published process.

2. 2

   Check the component

   Confirm that the farmer needs a standalone pump and not a grid-connected one.

3. 3

   Confirm the vendor rules

   Ask whether the state tenders the supply or lists accepted vendors.

4. 4

   Support the registration

   Help the farmer register on the state portal with the documents it asks for.

5. 5

   Label the quotation

   State whether the quotation is a scheme job or a private sale.

Common mistakes

• Quoting the farmer's share from memory

  The scheme and the state set it and it changes, so read it from the nodal agency.

• Offering a scheme price without meeting the state's conditions

  Some states tender the supply or list accepted vendors, so confirm first.

• Assuming one state's process applies everywhere

  Portals, documents and timing differ by state.

• Mixing up the components

  A standalone pump and a grid-connected pump fall under different components.

What to check before you send

• You found the state nodal agency and its portal
• The farmer needs a standalone pump, not a grid-connected one
• The vendor conditions in that state are confirmed in writing
• The quotation says whether it is a scheme job or a private sale
• No share, subsidy or pump limit is printed without a source
• Pump sizing is settled apart from the scheme rules

Sources

• PM-KUSUM Component B (Assam State Nodal Agency page), read 13 Oct 2026
• SOP for PM-KUSUM Component B (Assam State Nodal Agency), read 13 Oct 2026
• PM-KUSUM scheme overview (Vikaspedia), read 13 Oct 2026