Telangana launches 12,600cr Indira Solar scheme to empower tribal farmers
Hyderabad: In a move aimed at transforming tribal agriculture, the Telangana govt on Thursday announced its new flagship initiative—Indira Solar Giri Jal Vikasam scheme. With a total allocation of ₹12,600 crore, the scheme aims to provide
solar-powered irrigation
across six lakh acres of land over the next five years, directly benefiting 2.1 lakh tribal farmers who were granted land titles under the
Forest Rights Act
.
Chief minister A Revanth Reddy and deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka will officially launch the scheme on May 18 at Macharam village in Amrabad mandal in Achampet constituency. Implementation of the scheme is scheduled to begin in the 2025-26 fiscal year and continue through 2029-30, with 100% subsidy coverage to ensure equitable access for all eligible farmers.
The scheme will be jointly executed by multiple departments, including forest, energy, health and rural development, rural water supply, groundwater, agriculture, and horticulture, to ensure seamless integration and delivery.
In addition to solar-powered irrigation, the scheme includes support for horticultural development through drip irrigation, provision of high-quality saplings, and interim income assistance through intercropping until long-term crops begin yielding.
Officials said this holistic approach is designed to not only develop land but also drive sustained economic upliftment among tribal communities.
Unlike other states that have limited their efforts to issuing RoFR (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act titles, Telangana becomes the first in the country to introduce a dedicated irrigation and livelihood enhancement scheme tailored to the RoFR Act beneficiaries.
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The scheme targets comprehensive development of six lakh acres of both RoFR and non-RoFR forest lands, with off-grid solar pump-based irrigation systems at its core. At the district level, collectors will serve as the implementing authorities and will finalise necessary permissions in consultation with the in-charge ministers concerned.
Project monitoring units will be set up in every district to oversee execution.
In ITDA districts, PMUs will function under the project officer, ITDA, while in non-ITDA areas, officials such as the district tribal development officer will be designated to lead the initiative.
According to the govt, although the former UPA govt introduced the RoFR Act in 2006 and allotted around 6.69 lakh acres to tribal farmers in Telangana, successive govts over the last decade have failed to implement effective schemes for irrigation and farming support.
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