Delhi मुख्यमंत्री किसान आय बढ़ोतरी योजना 2024 – Free Solar Panel for Farmers

Mukhyamantri Kisaan Aaye Badhotary Yojna: Delhi govt. has launched a new Mukhyamantri Kisan Aay Badhotri Solar Yojana for farmers. Under this मुख्यमंत्री किसान आय बढ़ोतरी योजना, farmers can allow the private companies to install free solar panel on upto one-third area of their farmland. For this, they will be paid Rs. 1 lakh per acre with annual increase of 6% for the next 25 years. By the 25th year, each farmer will be paid Rs. 4.04 lakh per acre as rent from the private companies.

This Delhi Mukhyamantri Kisan Aay Badhotri Yojana is specially designed to raise the total annual income of the farmers engaged in agricultural activities. Every farmer could get 3 to 4 times of their current annual income by allowing solar panel installation. The state govt. has launched this scheme for welfare of farmers and to provide financial support to promote farming activities. Other hidden objective is to reduce pollution as the dependence on solar panels will reduce it to a great extent.

Delhi Mukhyamantri Kisan Aay Badhotri Solar Yojana 2024 for Farmers

In order to promote solar energy, the government has conceived the Delhi Solar Energy Policy under which the process of setting up solar units is going on in most of the government buildings, schools, technical institutes and courts etc. As on January, 2021, approximately 4664 solar power units with an aggregated capacity of 193 MW had been installed in Delhi. Around 200 acres of land for the installation of solar power plant has been offered by farmers under the “Mukhyamantri Kisan Aay Badhotary Yojna”. These details are given in Delhi Budget 2021-22 which could be read through the link – Click Here

Salient Features of Mukhyamantri Kisan Aay Badhotary Yojna

Delhi govt. launches Mukhyamantri Kisan Aay Badhotri Solar Yojana to increase the overall income of farmers to 3-4 times. The important features and highlights of this Solar Scheme for Farmers in Delhi are as follows:-

• All the farmers engaged in agriculture related activities can allow the private companies to install solar panels on their agricultural land.
• Private Companies are not allowed to install solar panels on more than one-third of total farmland.
• Farmers will get Rs. 1 lakh per acre as rent with 6% increase p.a for 25 years. From 25th year onward, farmers will get Rs. 4.04 lakh / acre as rent from private companies.
• There will be no upfront cost to install solar power plant on their agricultural land.
• Solar Panels will be installed 3.5 meter above the surface level to ensure easy passing of tractors and uninterrupted farming activity.
• All the farmers will also get 1,000 units of free electricity per year for each acre of land.
• The current annual income of the farmer is Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 30,000 per acre from agricultural produce. After this scheme, farmer’s earnings will get increased manifold.

• As per the officials, 1 MW solar power plant installation requires six acres of land and can generate approx. 13 lakh units of electricity per annum.

Delhi govt. will save Rs. 300 to Rs. 400 crore using this farm solar scheme. It is a cleaner source of energy and will also help in reducing pollution. Farmers will start earning income after 8 to 9 months of installation.

Delhi Kisaan Aaye Badhotary by Solar Panel Installation

Solar Power Developers has signed an agreement with Delhi govt. departments like Health, Public works, Delhi Jal Board and many others. Various Govt. departments are bulk electricity consumers which buys electricity on commercial rates and on higher tariff slabs. The earlier rate for purchase of electricity was Rs. 9 per unit and after the launch of this scheme, these departments are getting electricity at Rs. 4 to Rs. 5 per unit.

Any farmer need not pay any fees or make investment in this scheme for capacity building purpose. Delhi govt. is implementing Mukhyamantri Kisaan Aaye Badhotary Yojna scheme on the basis of Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model.