Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Pump Yojana (Magel Tyala Saur Krushi Pump Yojana)

What is Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Pump Yojana?

Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Pump Yojana is a solar irrigation programme of the Energy Department, Government of Maharashtra, implemented by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL, popularly MahaVitaran). The scheme installs complete off-grid solar-powered agricultural pump sets on farms that have water but no electricity connection, so that a farmer can irrigate in daylight without a diesel engine and without waiting years in the paid-pending queue for a conventional connection.

According to the MSEDCL solar portal, the scheme started under a Government Resolution dated 1 January 2019 with a target of deploying 1,00,000 off-grid solar agricultural pumps in three phases over three years. The state later widened it into Magel Tyala Saur Krushi Pump Yojana: literally "a solar farm pump for whoever asks for one", with an announced target of 10 lakh new solar agricultural pump connections over five years, described on the Maharashtra Energy Department website as capable of bringing more than 10 lakh acres under irrigation. Maharashtra has installed more solar agricultural pumps than any other Indian state, and a single-month installation record of 45,911 pumps was recognised as a Guinness World Record.

Why the state runs the scheme

• Agricultural feeders draw heavily subsidised power, and every farm moved to solar reduces the cross-subsidy loaded on industrial and commercial consumers.
• Off-grid solar reaches remote and tribal farms where extending an 11 kV line would cost far more than the pump itself.
• Daytime irrigation replaces night-time watering on rotational grid supply, which is both unsafe and unproductive.
• Diesel pump sets, and the fuel cost and emissions attached to them, are phased out.

Who is eligible for the solar agricultural pump scheme?

You can be sanctioned a pump if:

• You farm land in Maharashtra and the 7/12 extract carries your name.
• Your farm has an assured or perennial water source — an open well, borewell, farm pond, river, canal or stream. The MSEDCL scheme page states the benefit is for farmers with farmland and assured water sources.
• You have no conventional electricity connection from MSEDCL for that agricultural pump. This is the central condition of the scheme.
• Where the survey number is jointly held, the other owners give a No Objection Certificate.

The scheme gives priority to farmers in remote and tribal areas, farmers in areas where the ground water survey agency has cleared the village for extraction, and applicants who were earlier in the paid-pending queue for a regular agricultural connection.

You cannot apply, or your application will not be sanctioned, if:

• You already hold a working agricultural electricity connection from MSEDCL for the same pump. Grid-connected farms are explicitly excluded.
• Your farm has no assured water source, or the source has run dry.
• The land record does not show your name, and no consent from the recorded owner is produced.
• Your village falls in a ground water block that the Ground Water Survey and Development Agency has classified as over-exploited for the source type you propose.

How much subsidy does the scheme give?

The pump is not paid for in cash to the farmer. MSEDCL procures and installs the complete system through empanelled vendors, and the farmer pays only a fixed share of the sanctioned cost.

The subsidy is jointly funded, with a central share under the PM-KUSUM programme and the balance met by the Government of Maharashtra. The pump capacity sanctioned depends on the size of the holding:

The sanctioned system includes the solar photovoltaic panels, mounting structure, controller, submersible or surface pump and cabling. MSEDCL requires the supplier to give a five-year repair and maintenance warranty, and the system carries insurance cover for five years. Because the pump is off-grid, there is no monthly electricity bill for it at any point.

What documents are required?

Keep every scan under the size limit shown on the upload screen, and upload the 7/12 extract as a single readable file. Illegible land records are the most common cause of an application being sent back.

How to apply for Magel Tyala Saur Krushi Pump Yojana online

1. Open the MSEDCL solar portal at mahadiscom.in/solar_MTSKPY and choose the Beneficiary Services or Apply option for the solar agricultural pump.
2. Register with your mobile number and verify the OTP, then start a new application.
3. Fill in the applicant details, district, taluka, village and survey number exactly as they appear on the 7/12 extract.
4. Enter the water source type and depth, and select the pump capacity that matches your landholding.
5. Upload the scanned 7/12 extract, Aadhaar card, photograph, caste certificate if applicable and the NOC if the land is jointly held.
6. Submit the form and note the application number shown on screen and sent by SMS.
7. Wait for the MSEDCL field survey. A sub-division engineer visits the farm to confirm the water source, the absence of a grid connection and the feasibility of the sanctioned capacity.
8. On technical approval, log back in and pay your 10 per cent or 5 per cent beneficiary share online through the payment link on the portal.
9. Select an empanelled vendor from the list shown, after which the vendor schedules installation and commissioning at your farm.

How to apply offline or with help

Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Pump Yojana does not have a paper application form at the district office, the application itself must be filed online. Farmers without internet access can complete the same online form at a Common Service Centre or Aaple Sarkar Seva Kendra, or ask the local MSEDCL sub-division office to help. The sub-division office is also the place to go for the field survey, vendor complaints and installation delays, since the survey and commissioning are handled locally.

How to check your application and installation status

1. Return to mahadiscom.in/solar_MTSKPY and open the beneficiary or application-status link.
2. Enter your application number, or the mobile number used at registration.
3. Read the current stage; registered, survey pending, technically approved, payment pending, vendor allotted, or installed.
4. If the stage has not moved for several weeks, call the MSEDCL toll-free numbers 1800-212-3435 or 1800-233-3435, quoting the application number.

MSEDCL sends SMS alerts at each stage, so keep the registered mobile number active and do not change it midway through the process.

Why solar pump applications get rejected

• An existing agricultural electricity connection on the same land, which disqualifies the farm outright.
• No assured water source, or a source that the field survey finds dry or seasonal.
• Name mismatch between the Aadhaar card, the bank record and the 7/12 extract.
• Missing NOC where the survey number has several recorded owners.
• Ground water restriction in the village, where the survey agency has not cleared further extraction of the proposed type.
• Beneficiary share not paid within the window given after technical approval, which lapses the sanction.

Most of these are curable. A land-record name correction is done at the talathi or tahsildar office, and once the corrected 7/12 extract is ready the same application can be reopened or a fresh one filed.

Help and grievance redressal

• MSEDCL solar helpline: 1800-212-3435 or 1800-233-3435
• Email: agsolar_support@mahadiscom.in
• Local route: your MSEDCL sub-division or division office, which handles the survey, vendor allotment and installation complaints
• Vendor issues: faults during the five-year warranty period must be reported to the empanelled vendor first, with a copy of the complaint to the MSEDCL sub-division office

There is no fee for applying under Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Pump Yojana beyond the notified beneficiary share, which is paid online through the MSEDCL portal only. No agent, vendor representative or middleman is authorised to collect cash for "getting your pump sanctioned", and any such demand should be reported to the MSEDCL sub-division office.