Mapping the Impacts of Solar Water Pumps on Farmers’ Lives: Building a Results Framework for Components A and C of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM Kusum)

The working paper addresses a gap in the monitoring and evaluation of India's PM KUSUM scheme, noting that current tracking focuses on quantitative metrics like installed solar capacity rather than the holistic impact on farmers' lives. To remedy this, the authors propose a results framework based on the water-energy-food (WEF) ecosystem nexus and socioeconomic income components. This framework is designed to help implementing agencies track indirect changes in cropping patterns, debt levels, and water usage across various stages of implementation. The authors emphasize that the framework is iterative and requires ground-testing to confirm its benefits.

• Current monitoring of the PM KUSUM scheme focuses on quantitative indicators such as installed solar capacity, failing to investigate the actual impact on beneficiaries or qualitative socioeconomic changes.
• The proposed results framework utilizes the water-energy-food (WEF) ecosystem nexus and socioeconomic income components to map interactions between water, food, and energy outcomes.
• The framework is intended to track indirect outcomes that are currently overlooked, specifically changes in water usage, levels of debt, and cropping patterns.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Mapping the Impacts of Solar Water Pumps on Farmers’ Lives: Building a Results Framework for Components A and C of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM Kusum). https://www.wri.org/research/mapping-impacts-solar-water-pumps-farmers-lives

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Mapping the Impacts of Solar Water Pumps on Farmers’ Lives: Building a Results Framework for Components A and C of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM Kusum). n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/mapping-impacts-solar-water-pumps-farmers-lives.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendmapping, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Mapping the Impacts of Solar Water Pumps on Farmers’ Lives: Building a Results Framework for Components A and C of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM Kusum)}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/mapping-impacts-solar-water-pumps-farmers-lives}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }