This programme promises energy efficiency through agriculture demand side management by reduction in overall power consumption, improving efficiencies of ground water extraction, reducing subsidy burden on state utilities and also investment in power plants through avoided capacity. The agriculture sector accounts for approximately 80 percent of India’s total water consumption and pumps are the most vital element of the irrigation process. Along with expanding the area of irrigation, pumps also help to regulate the water flow. Over 70 per cent of the rural households depend on agriculture. Agriculture is an important sector of Indian economy as it contributes about 17% to the total GDP and provides employment to over 60% of the population. As per the available data, more than 2.1 crore pump sets are installed in agriculture sector, majority of the pump sets are inefficient. Statistics shows that 2.5 to 5 lakh new pump set connections added every year to the sector. The average capacity of agricultural pumps in India is around 5 HP with efficiency levels hovering around 25-30%.

Sr. No.	Date	Name of Organization	No of Participants
1	04.02.2020	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Patiala	112
2	11.02.2020	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ludhiana	124
3	14.02.2020	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Nawanshahr	115
4	20.02.2020	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bathinda	108
5	26.02.2020	Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sangrur	126

Sr. No.	Name of KVKs	Date of Training Cum Awareness Programme	No of Participants
1	Mohali	04.03.2020	135
2	Tarn Taran	03.03.2020	124
3	Samba	07.03.2020	126
4	Jammu	06.03.2020	115
5	Mandi	11.03.2020	110
6	Solan	05.03.2020	116
7	Chamoli	27.02.2020	103
8	Uttarkashi	06.03.2020	113