India has become one of the biggest countries to generate electricity from solar energy

06 Nov 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that India has become one of the biggest countries to generate electricity from solar energy. Addressing the nation in his Mann Ki Baat programme on All India Radio this morning, the Prime Minister said the whole world is looking at solar energy as the future. He stressed that India is combining her traditional experiences with modern science in this field. He further stated that solar energy is changing the lives of the poor and middle class of the country. Mr Modi said the Sun has not only been worshipped for centuries in India, but has also been the focus of the way of life of the people. He cited the example of Thiru K. Ezilon of Tamil Nadu, who is a farmer. Mr Ezilon took the benefit of “Kusum Yojana” and installed a solar pump set of ten horsepower in his farm. Now, they do not have to spend money on electricity for their farm. They are not even dependent on the government’s electricity supply for irrigation in the field anymore.