With reference to Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan KUSUM consider the following statement...........

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With reference to Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM), consider the following statements:

1. It is under the administration of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

2. The scheme is intended to lift irrigation projects of Government sector.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is in the process of formulating a Scheme ‘KisanUrjaSurakshaevamUtthaanMahabhiyan (KUSUM)’. Thus, statement 1 is correct. Salient features of ‘KisanUrjaSurakshaevamUtthaanMahabhiyan (KUSUM)’ are as follows:
Installation of grid-connected solar power plants each of capacity up to 2 MW in the rural areas; Installation of standalone off-grid solar water pumps to fulfill irrigation needs of farmers not connected to grid;
Solarization of existing grid-connected agriculture pumps to make farmers independent of grid supply and also enable them to sell surplus solar power generated to DISCOM and get extra income; and Solarization of tube-wells and lift irrigation projects of Government sector. Thus, statement 2 is correct.