Team Blitz India
MORE than one crore households have registered under the rooftop solar scheme, ‘PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’, which was approved by the Union Cabinet last month.
Lauding it as “outstanding news”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on March 16 on ‘X’, “Registrations have been pouring in from all parts of the nation. Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have seen over 5 lakh registrations”
PM Modi also asked those who have not yet registered to do so at the earliest, noting that the initiative promises substantial reductions in electricity expenses for households along with ensuring energy production.
“It’s poised to encourage Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE) on a grand scale, contributing to a better planet,” he said.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, last month approved the scheme with a total outlay of Rs 75,021 crore for installing rooftop solar panels and providing free electricity up to 300 units every month for one crore households. “In about a month since it was launched, over 1 crore households have already registered themselves for the PMSurya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana… Those who haven’t registered yet should also do so at the earliest,” PM Modi said on ‘X’.
The scheme provides a Central financial assistance of 60 per cent of system cost for 2 kW systems and 40 per cent of additional system cost for systems between 2 kW to 3 kW capacity. The CFA will be capped at 3 kW.
