PM Surya Ghar Yojana

• 22 Apr 2025

Why in News? 

The Uttar Pradesh government will double the installation rate of solar rooftop plants under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana. 

Key Points 

• Current Status: 
  •  Over one lakh plants have already been installed across the state, with an installation rate of approximately 11,000 per month and 500 per day. 
• Target of the Government: 
  • The government aims to install 2.65 lakh plants in 2025-26, raising the monthly installation rate to 22,000.  
    • The overall target is to install 8 lakh solar rooftop plants by March 2027.  
  • To expedite the process, over 2,500 vendors have been empaneled, and approximately 1,800 vendors have been trained. 
• Multi-Level Planning: 
  • The target has been divided at the district, discom, municipal corporation and municipality level. 
  • The scheme has been linked to the Chief Minister's dashboard, enabling real-time monitoring and tracking of its progress. 
  • Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) is committed to ensuring that the scheme reaches every household. 
  •  Vendors are being enlisted by reaching out to the applicants.  
    • Additionally, their economic capacity is being strengthened through loans and credit guarantee schemes provided by banks. 
• Training & Support: 
  • The training work is being done in a phased manner with the cooperation of the National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Ministry of Skill Development, Government of India and UPNEDA. 

PM Surya Ghar-Muft Bijli Yojana 

• About:  
  • This scheme was launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in February 2024. 
  • This is a central scheme to promote the adoption of solar rooftop systems by providing adequate financial subsidy and ensuring ease of installation. 
  • It aims to provide free electric power to one crore households in India who wish to install power units with rooftop solar panels.  
    • The households will be able to get 300 units of electricity free every month. 
• Implementing Agencies: The scheme will be implemented at two levels: 
  • National Level: Managed by National Programme Implementation Agency (NPIA). 
  • State Level: Managed by State Implementation Agencies (SIAs), which are the distribution utilities (DISCOMs) or electricity/energy departments of the respective states or UTs. 
• Subsidy Structure: The scheme provides subsidies to reduce the cost of solar rooftop system installation. The subsidy is limited to a maximum capacity of 3 kW. 
  • 60% subsidy for solar systems up to 2 kW capacity. 
  • 40% subsidy for solar systems between 2kW to 3kW capacity.