Government Schemes and Policy · 2 April 2026
PM KUSUM deadline extended to March 2027 for eligible projects
Exam-focused facts from the 2 April 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) extended the commissioning deadline for PM KUSUM projects with power purchase agreements or letters of intent signed or issued on or before 31 December 2025 to 31 March 2027.
- PM KUSUM targets adding 34,800 MW of decentralised solar capacity in the agricultural sector by March 2026 with central financial support of ₹34,422 crore.
- Department of Expenditure informed that committed liabilities of PM KUSUM will be subsumed under the proposed PM KUSUM 2.0 scheme now under discussion.