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India Soura Giri Vikasam

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To improve the livelihoods of tribal farmers with forest land rights, the Telangana government has launched a major solar irrigation initiative under the new scheme Indira Soura Giri Vikasam, focusing on sustainable agriculture and tribal welfare.

About the Scheme: Indira Soura Giri Vikasam

  • The Scheme aims to promote solar-powered irrigation and support tribal farmers holding land under the Forest Rights Act (RoFR), 2006.
  • Key Features:
    • 100% subsidy: Each beneficiary receives a solar pump set worth ?6 lakh completely free of cost.
    • Duration: Implemented over five years.
    • Coverage: Aims to provide irrigation support to 6 lakh acres of farmland.
    • Target Beneficiaries: Approximately 1 lakh tribal farmers holding RoFR titles. The focus is on those practicing agriculture in forest fringe areas with limited access to conventional power and irrigation.
  • The state government has recognised and vested rights over forest for 2,30,735 Scheduled Tribes covering an extent of 6.69 lakh acres under the RoFR Act, 2006.

Related Schemes:

  • PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan) Scheme: It is launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in 2019 for setting up subsidized solar pumps and distributed solar power plants across the country.
  • Saur Sujala Yojana (Chhattisgarh): It was launched to provide solar-powered irrigation pumps to small/marginal/tribal farmers.
  • Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL): It aims to promote off-grid solar irrigation
  • Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Pump Yojana (Maharashtra): It aims to provide solar-powered pumps to farmers for irrigation
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