The cabinet approved PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana for installing rooftop solar in one crore households with a total outlay of Rs75,021 crore.

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The cabinet approved PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana for installing rooftop solar in one crore households with a total outlay of Rs75,021 crore. Prime Minister had launched the scheme on February 13, 2024. Scheme provides a central financial assistance of 30,000 subsidy for 1 kW system, 60,000 for 2 kW systems and 78,000 for 3 kW systems or higher. Households will be able to apply for subsidy through national portal and can select suitable vendor for installing rooftop solar.


      Solar energy is an important constituent of India’s ambitions of generating 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030.

      With overall solar energy generation getting traction in the last few years—capacity additions nearly doubled from 6,510 MW in 2019-20 to 12,760 MW in 2021-22.

     

 

     


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