Households with rooftop solar installations under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana cross 25 lakh mark

NEW DELHI: The number of households with rooftop solar installations under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana has crossed the 25 lakh mark, Union minister of new and renewable energy Pralhad Joshi said on Sunday.In a social media post, the minister said these households were now getting cleaner energy and that their power bills also reduced substantially. “India marks yet another proud milestone in its clean energy journey! Guided by the visionary leadership of PM Shri @narendramodi ji, 25 lakh households are now empowered with rooftop solar under the @PMSuryaGhar Muft Bijli Yojana, bringing cleaner power, lower bills and a sustainable future to millions of families,” the minister said in a post on X.In a post from its handle, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said that subsidies of up to Rs 78,000 were being provided to people for the installation of rooftop solar plants.Launched in February 2024, the scheme aims at achieving rooftop solar installations in 1 crore households by FY 2026-27, with an outlay of Rs 75,021 crore.The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana is a demand-driven scheme, under which all residential consumers in the country with a grid-connected electricity connection from local power distribution companies can avail the benefits by applying for a rooftop solar plant on a national portal. Till earlier this month, a total of 7,075.78 MW of rooftop solar capacity was installed under the scheme.