PM Modi’s solar pumps scheme for farmers triggers job losses among EPC contractors
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahaabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme, launched in July this year to encourage farmers to use solar electricity pumps instead of high-emitting diesel pumps, has reportedly led to large-scale job losses among the EPC contractors of agriculture solar pumps.
The scheme has a target to install 17.50 lakh solar pumps in Indian farms by 2022.
