Economy, Industry & Agriculture
The Hindu BusinessLine — Economy · 17 OctConsider the following statements regarding PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan):
Statements
- Component A of PM-KUSUM enables farmers, panchayats, and farmer cooperatives to set up small grid-connected solar power plants on their barren or fallow land, with surplus power sold to DISCOMs.
- PM-KUSUM is a scheme under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, which serves as the nodal ministry for its implementation across all three components.
- The agrivoltaics component under PM-KUSUM 2.0 is designed to allow dual land use — simultaneous crop cultivation and solar power generation on the same agricultural land.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?