The Himachal Pradesh government has approved the Saur Sinchayee Yojana, which will provide over 5,850 agricultural solar pumps to farmers in the state at a subsidised rate. The budget for this programme has been set at Rs 2.24 billion. Under this programme, small and marginal farmers will get a financial assistance of 90 per cent whereas medium and large farmers will get financial assistance of 80 per cent for the purchase of these solar pumps. A group of small and marginal farmers (Kisan Vikas Sanghs) will receive these sets free of cost.
