The Rajasthan government has launched Saur Krishi Aajeevika Yojana (SKAY) to help farmers to set up solar energy plants on their unusable or barren land.
- Under SKAY, farmers can give their barren land on lease to set up solar-energy plants, which would help them elevate their living standards.
- An online portal has been set up and on it farmers/landowners can register their land to give on lease.
- The land developer can see the land details put on the portal by farmers and can set up a solar energy plant in accordance with the rules.
- The land developer, with the SKAY, can easily get a central subsidy under the PM Kusum Yojana (30 per cent of the cost).
- The state government will arrange a tripartite agreement between the landowner/farmer, developer and the DISCOM/power company concerned so that it is ensured that risk protection is provided to the land owner/farmer.
