Under the ‘PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojna’ (that is about) a subsidy structure worth ₹75,000 crore to promote solar energy in the whole country and also reducing solar panel price for the households. The project provides an incentive-driven model using a progressive subsidy to lower the price and to expand the scope of solar energy access. The idea is to place a solar rooftop in an average of one crore households.
The current solar subsidy scheme gives priority to a subsidy of ₹30,000 per kW for the initial capacity of 0-2 kW. A further subsidy of ₹18,000 per kW is available to eligible homeowners who install additional capacity for 0-3 kW. Restricting the subsidy cap for systems more than 3 kW to ₹78,000 ensures a reasonable inflow of finance for larger installations.
This smart subsidy program is designed to meet the different energy needs of different households by providing:
- The grant of subsidy promising to be between ₹30,000 and ₹60,000 in a way that it can be 1-2 kW of system that is meant for the houses with zero -150 units of monthly electricity consumption.
- Thus, residential subsidy for monthly consumption of 150-300 units has increased from ₹60,000 to ₹78,000 for systems of 2-3 kW.
- The maximum subsidy provided for systems more than 3 kW in size is ₹78,000 and it is optional to install them for homes using more than 300 units per month.
While launching the program, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasized on its ability to help millions of families in India to save their electricity bills thus let them contribute in the reduction of carbon emissions, a great deal.
The ‘PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojna being one of India’s global agreements on climate action and the nation’s general effort on sustainable development. The government opt to bring on the quickly shift to renewable energy sources through providing the massive subsidies to the big number of people, which then enables them to afford the installation of solar panel for home.
You must fulfill the following requirements in order to be eligible to apply for a free electricity scheme:
- You have to be an Indian resident to avail the scheme.
- Your household’s income shouldn’t be more than Rs 150,000.
- No one from your family should work for the government, and no one from his family should visit IncomeTax.
Want to apply for PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojna?
- First, visit PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana’s official website at https://pmsuryaghar.gov.in.
- Click PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana 2024 to Apply Online on the side home page.
- The application form will now appear in front of you; accurately enter the required information.
- Once the form has been completed, upload digital copies of all necessary documents.
- Click the submit button once all the documents and information have been uploaded.
- Once it has been submitted, you can now print your application.
Interested parties now have the option to apply for the scheme online. It is recommended that they access the national portal at https://pmsuryaghar.gov.in to proceed with their application.
