Solar power is ready to enlighten the rural india

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Solar power is ready to enlighten the rural India
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• Majority of India's underdeveloped towns and
  villages are highly dependent on agriculture and
  other primitive activities for their livelihood.
  Afflicted by recurrent dry monsoons and limited
  water supply in canals, these rural areas have
  nothing to meet the irrigation and potable water
  demand, except water-pumps and tube-wells and
  they too often remain idle because of poor power
  supply and frequent load shedding problems. Long
  power cuts not only adversely affect the
  agriculture in these areas, but the
  unavailability of electricity deteriorated the
  socio-economic growth of these regions on a
  larger frame. Unemployment, low productivity of
  the cottage industries, lack of medical
  facilities and poor educational opportunities are
  the main factors behind the underdevelopment of
  the rural India.

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• People dwelling in rural India are currently
  paying their monthly electricity bill against 4
  hours of per day consumption on an average, which
  is of no use to them. This much power is not
  sufficient for efficient farm produce and
  substantial irrigation. They are in the dire need
  of cost effective and uninterrupted power to
  increase their productivity and income. The
  Government of India allows 100 FDI in renewable
  energy industries. Solar power shares just over
  one percent of Indias total installed power
  capacity. The present government at the Centre is
  planning to add 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022.

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• Investment in solar energy has received
  widespread benefits and that's why the government
  of India is providing Rs.15, 050 crore to promote
  it. Solar energy safeguards the interest of the
  rural population through the addressing majority
  of developmental issues without damaging the
  clean and pure environment of the countryside.
  Environmentally friendly solar electricity helps
  to enhance the annual agricultural productivity
  by 20-40. Moreover, it will also give a new
  life to cottage industries and small scale
  handicraft firms mainly run by women in these
  villages. Solar power in these areas will
  eventually increase the household income of rural
  people and will reduce various overhead costs
  such as diesel expenses for generators and
  irrigation roughly by Rs. 1000 3000 per month.

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• Mr. Barack Obama has expressed firm support to
  India in boosting the non-conventional energy
  sector including solar power during his visit to
  India in January this year. In addition, solar
  companies from Canada, China and Japan are also
  showing interest in installing their power
  plants.