RAMBAN : Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA), Babila Rakwal. in presence of the Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Mussarat Islam, launched a publicity cum awareness programme for installation of solar power agriculture pumps under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Uthan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) scheme in the district, here today.
DDC Councilor, Renuka Katoch; ADDC, Rajinder Sharma; CAO, Farooq Ahmad, other senior officers, PRIs and farmers attended the programme.
After launching the awareness campaign, the CEO, JAKEDA said that the PM-KUSUM scheme has been launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Gol for uplift of farmers in the country. In the first phase 5000 Solar Powered Pumps shall be installed in J&K out of which 2500 will be installed in the current fiscal, she added.