Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday told the assembly during the ongoing Maharashtra Budget Session 2026 that eight lakh farmers have benefited from the government’s flagship solar agricultural feeder scheme, which provides affordable daytime electricity for irrigation and farming activities, reported the PTI.

CM Fadnavis said that work on 4,000 MW capacity under the Chief Minister Solar Agricultural Feeder Scheme (Mukhyamantri Solar Krushi Vahini Yojana 2.0) has been completed. The government now plans to scale up the initiative by an additional 10,000 MW, aiming to extend the scheme to nearly all regions by next year, though some areas still face challenges.