Since the launch of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana scheme in Feb.2024, a total of 20,85,514 rooftop solar systems have been installed across India, benefitting 26,14,446 households with disbursement of INR 14,771.82 crore as Central Financial Assistance (CFA) till Dec. 2025— Shripad Yesso Naik, union minister of state for new and renewable energy, said in a written reply to parliament today.
Gujarat has emerged as the leading state under the scheme, with 515,052 rooftop solar systems installed and INR 3,845.60 crore in CFA released, benefiting 741,819 households. Maharashtra follows with 391,887 installations, while Uttar Pradesh ranks third with 326,386 installations.
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana is a demand driven scheme for all residential consumers in the country having grid-connected electricity connection of the local DISCOM. can avail the benefits of the scheme for installation of rooftop solar (RTS) systems. The program provides subsidies to households for installing rooftop solar systems.
Under the PMSG: MBY, it has been estimated that rooftop solar installation in one crore households may produce renewable electricity of 1,000 billion units, which may result in reduction of 720 million ton of CO2 eq emission during the 25 years of lifetime of the RTS systems.
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