Mumbai, Sept. 25 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday highlighted the state's leading role in the PM-KUSUM scheme, stating that Maharashtra has installed seven lakh solar pumps, making it the top state in the country for solar pump adoption.

Speaking on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's virtual interaction with farmers from Maharashtra, CM Fadnavis announced that the Prime Minister had inaugurated the 2,500 MW solar parks in the state.

"Today, under the PM-KUSUM scheme, the PM interacted via virtual mode with Maharashtra farmers. The state is number one in solar pumps, with 7 lakh solar pumps in the state. PM today inaugurated 2500MW solar parks in Maharashtra. Due to this, our farmers are getting fre...