Chandigarh, May 30:
Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has not invited applications for setting up agriculture Solar pumps under PM-KUSUM Scheme, clarified Mr. Aman Arora, Minister of New and Renewable Energy Sources, Punjab.
It has come into his notice that some miscreants have created fake Facebook accounts and PM-KUSUM Portal to dupe innocent people by ensuring them to install solar pumps, he said, adding that they are demanding the advance amount from the farmers, besides collecting documents related to their land, bank accounts, Aadhar card and pictures etc.
Issuing strict warning to such miscreants for strict action, the New & Renewable Energy Sources Minister asked the PEDA officials to lodge a police complaint to get the matter investigated. He also released mobile numbers of contact persons at PEDA— Joint Director Mr Rajesh Bansal (94174-80801), Senior Manager Mr Harnek Singh (94178-51616) and Manager Nayab Mittal (79867-37895)— to lodge complaint about the fraud being committed by these miscreants in the name of installing Solar pump sets.
Urging farmers not to fall prey to these miscreants, Mr Aman Arora said that farmers should contact the above-mentioned PEDA officials via phone if they find any advertisement or social media message in this regard.
He also said that whenever PEDA will invite the applications for setting up solar pump sets under the PM-KUSUM scheme then all will be informed through newspapers and other official mass media platforms.
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