Kisan Suryodaya Yojana

  • On 25th October, 2020, the Prime Minister launched the ‘Kisan Suryodaya Yojana’ aimed at providing day-time electricity to farmers in Gujarat for irrigation and farming purposes.

About Kisan Suryodaya Yojana

  • Rs. 3,500 crore will be spent over the next three years for providing solar power to farmers for irrigation during daytime (5 AM to 9 PM).
  • About 3,500 circuit kilometers (CKM) of new transmission lines will be laid.
  • 10 districts including Dahod, Gir-Somnath and Tapi have been selected under the Scheme for 2020-21.The remaining districts will be covered in a phase-wise manner by 2022-23.

Significance

  • It would help in the expansion of ....
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