Gautam Solar installs 1,000 solar pumps in Haryana SECTIONS Last Updated: May 04, 2021, 03:57 PM IST Share Synopsis The company has installed solar pumps of 10 HP capacity at 1,000 different locations in Haryana under the PM Kusum Yojana, it said. Agencies The scheme was launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in 2019. It seeks to provide subsidies on solar pumps to farmers. Gautam Solar on Tuesday said it has installed solar pumps at 1,000 different locations for farmers in Haryana under the Pradhan Mantri Kusum Yojana. The government has set a target of installing 15,000 solar pumps in Haryana within the first year of the scheme which aims at reducing farmers' reliance on diesel-based generators and make it easier for them to access electricity, Gautam Solar said in a statement.