The Prime Minister Kisan Energy Security and Upliftment Mahabhiyan (Prime Minister-Kusum) scheme has been implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Under this scheme, the government grants up to 60 percent for the beautification of agricultural pumps, the remaining 40 percent of the farmers have to submit to the department. Details of these departments are available on the MNRE website www.mnre.gov.in. Interested people can visit MNRE's website or call the toll free helpline number 1800-180-3333.
These are the names of those fake websites
After the launch of the scheme, it was observed that some websites claimed to be the registration portal for the PM-Kusum scheme. Such websites are deceiving the general public and collecting money and information from them through fake registration portals. On getting information about such websites, the action is taken against them by MNRE. Recently it has been observed that some new websites (www.pmkusumyojana.co.in and www.punjabsolarpumps.com) have illegally claimed the registration portal for the PM-Kusum scheme. In such a situation, again all potential beneficiaries and the general public are advised to avoid depositing money or information on these websites. Newspapers are also advised to check the authenticity of websites claiming to be registration portals for government schemes before publishing them on digital or print platforms.
To avoid any loss to the general public, MNRE firstly on 18.03.2019, thereafter on 03.06.2020 and then on 10.07.2020 to the beneficiaries and the general public not to submit the registration fee on any such websites and share their information Was advised to be cautious.
What to do and what not to do
MNRE does not register beneficiaries under the scheme through any of its websites and hence any website claiming to be MNRE's registration website for the scheme is misleading and fraudulent. Any suspected fraudulent website, if viewed by anyone, should inform MNRE immediately.