Beneficiary Selection Criteria

Beneficiary Selection Criteria ( for 3 & 5 HP solar pump) :

• Farmers having farmland with assured source of water.
• Farmers should not have conventional electricity connection.
• Farmer having farm land up to 5 acre is eligible for 3 HP pump and farm land above 5 acre is eligible for 5 HP & 7.5 HP pump.
• Farmers which are not electrified through any scheme previously.
• Priority to farmers from Remote & Tribal area.
• Farmers from villages which are not electrified yet due to NOC from forest Dept
• Beneficiary farmers of “DHADAK SINCHAN YOJANA”
• Paid pending consumer, applied for new electricity connection for agriculture pump

Beneficiary Selection Criteria for 7.5 HP Pump :

• Water source must be well (वि‍हिर) or tube-well (कुपनलिका) only.
• Solar pump will not be given on well & tube well coming under over-exploited, exploited & partially exploited villages defined by GSDA
• Solar pump will be given to beneficiaries coming under villages in Safe Watersheds having Stage of Development / Extraction less than 60%.
• Solar pump will not be given on Bore well coming under rock area.
• The depth of water source must not be more than 60 mtrs.