{"id":87837,"date":"2026-02-14T17:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=87837"},"modified":"2026-02-14T17:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:49:46","slug":"solar-charkha-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/solar-charkha-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Charkha Mission, Background, Objective, Features, Launch Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Solar Charkha Mission is an <\/span>enterprise-driven scheme<\/b> launched in June 2018 by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). The mission <\/span>aims to generate sustainable rural employment by promoting solar powered charkhas in cluster mode.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Solar Charkha Mission Background\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Solar Charkha Mission is <\/span>inspired from the success of the pilot Solar Charkha project started in 2016 at Khanwa village in Nawada district of Bihar.<\/b> The pilot project introduced solar-powered charkhas to rural artisans and benefitted around 1,180 spinners and weavers, showing that solar-powered charkhas could increase productivity, reduce electricity costs, and create sustainable employment in villages.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Government of India decided to scale up the model at the national level and approved the <\/span>establishment of 50 Solar Charkha Clusters across different states with a total budget of \u20b9550 crore<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Solar Charkha Cluster<\/b><\/h2>\n

A <\/span>Solar Charkha Cluster<\/b> is a <\/span>group of villages<\/b> organized under the Solar Charkha Mission where <\/span>spinners, weavers, stitchers, and other artisans work together using solar-powered charkhas and looms.<\/b><\/p>\n

Each cluster typically includes <\/span>200 to 2,000 beneficiaries<\/b> within a defined geographical area and is <\/span>supported with common infrastructure, training, and financial assistance.<\/b> Each spinner will be given two charkhas of 10 spindles each.<\/span><\/p>\n

Solar Charkha Mission Aims and Objectives\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

The aims and objectives of Mission Solar Charkha are:<\/span><\/p>\n