In the district, horticulture crops occupy a relatively high proportion of gross cropped area, raising the economic viability of solar pumps here. The average monthly per capita expenditure of rural agricultural households is relatively low for the district, suggesting poor purchasing capacity of the farmers here. The district has a relatively high penetration of banks in rural and semi-rural areas, facilitating higher access to institutional credit for farmers. The number of medium and long-term institutional loans disbursed in the district is comparatively small, suggesting poor availability of credit amongst farmers for potential investments. There is a comparatively high level of farm mechanization in the district, implying a positive outlook towards progressive technologies amongst the farmers.
Approaches | Feasibility |
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Individually owned off-grid solar pumps | Not Suitable |
Solarisation of feeders | Suitable |
Solar based water as a service | Not Suitable |
Promote 1 HP and sub-HP pumps | Not Suitable |
Not Suitable
The district has ground water available below the safe limit, a comparatively low concentration of diesel pump users, low crop revenue per holding, and a relatively low disbursement of institutional credit, making it extremely difficult to promote the private ownership of solar pumps here.
Parameter | Value | Percentile |
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Number of cultivators reporting use of diesel pumps | 7,323 | 36 |
Water Availability Index | 0.75 | 75 |
Crop revenue per holding (INR) | 3,466 | 4 |
Medium and long term institutional credit disbursed in a year (in INR Crore) | 0.2 | 21 |
Suitable
Given the relatively high bullk power purchase rate for the respective DISCOM, a comparatively high extent of feeder segregation, and a high penetration of electric pumps, solarisation of the feeders would be a recommended way to promote solar-powered irrigation in the district. It would ensure the rapid and cost effective solarisation of irrigation power at a large scale.
Parameter | Value | Percentile |
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Power purchase rate for DISCOM (INR/kWh) | 4.31 | 70 |
Extent of feeder segregation | 61% | 51 |
Proportion of cultivators reporting use of electric pumps | 38% | 85 |
Not Suitable
The district has a relatively high proportion of unirrigated area. But, the concentration of small and marginal farmers is rather low and groundwater availability is below the safe limit, making it very difficult to promote solar-based irrigation through the water-as-a-service model here.
Parameter | Value | Percentile |
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Water Availability Index | 0.75 | 75 |
Proportion of small and marginal cultivators | 68% | 20 |
Unirrigated net sown area as a share of total net sown area | 68% | 57 |
Not Suitable
The district has a relatively high proportion of horticulture crops under gross cropped area. But, a rather low concentration of marginal farmers, a comparatively low disbursement of institutional credit to them, and groundwater availability below the safe limit make it extremely difficult to promote 1 HP and sub-HP pumps here.
Parameter | Value | Percentile |
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Area under horticulture crops as a share of gross cropped area | 40% | 95 |
Water Availability Index | 0.75 | 75 |
Proportion of marginal cultivators | 50% | 32 |
Medium and long term institutional credit disbursed in a year (in INR Crore) | 0.2 | 21 |
If you are deploying solar pumps in this district then you can further these policy objectives.
A relatively high proportion of the net sown area in the district is unirrigated, indicating high irrigation demand. Solar pumps can help improve access to underground irrigation as part of Har Khet ko Pani.
Parameter | Value | Percentile |
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Unirrigated net sown area as a share of total net sown area | 68% | 57 |
A relatively high proportion of the district’s net sown area is unirrigated. Lack of access to irrigation is one of the major barriers to growing crops beyond two conventional seasons, rabi and kharif. Ensuring irrigation access through solar power will help improve cropping intensity and move towards the aim of doubling farmers’ income by 2022.
Parameter | Value | Percentile |
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Unirrigated net sown area as a share of total net sown area | 68% | 57 |
The relatively low share of oilseeds and oil palm crops under gross sown area in the district makes it a suitable candidate for promoting NMOOP. Solar pumps could meet irrigation needs for these crops and help farmers diversify their yields beyond cereals.
Parameter | Value | Percentile |
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Area under oilseeds as a share of total cropped area | 1% | 9 |