​PM-KUSUM: Empowering Farmers with Solar Energy Solutions

  • Agriculture plays a vital role in food security, nutrition, and rural livelihoods.
  • Since the Green Revolution (mid-1960s), India's food grain production increased from 72.35 million tonnes (1965-66) to 332.30 million tonnes (2023-24).
  • Non-food grain production, including horticulture, sugarcane, and cotton, has also seen significant growth.
  • Irrigation coverage expanded from 19% in 1960-61 to 56% in 2022-23, with growing dependence on groundwater.
  • Groundwater use in irrigation rose from 30% to 63%, supported by electricity subsidies, increasing extraction.
  • The number of groundwater extracting devices (GEDs) surged from 0.6 million (1982-83) to 21.9 million (2017-19).
  • Energy consumption in agriculture shifted from diesel to electricity due to improved power infrastructure ....
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