Section 11(f) in The Orissa State Electricity Board (General Conditions of Supply) Regulations, 1995
(f)No pump sets for irrigation pumping and agricultural purposes shall be connected to the power supply system of the Board unless the pump sets and the installation thereof have shunt capacitors and current limiting device and satisfy following guidelines :(i)The agricultural pumping system will be equipped with Monoblocks having ISI mark or pumps and Motors of proper HP having ISI mark. The minimum efficiency of the Mono-block pump set should be 50 per cent and in the case of other pump sets, the pump efficiency shall not be less than 60 per cent. Efficiency of pump sets shall be taken to be the ratio of its output to the input.(ii)The selection of proper HP of the pump set will be governed by the guidelines issued under ISS-10804-1986.
