{"id":171095,"date":"2025-03-17T14:14:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T08:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=171095"},"modified":"2025-03-17T14:14:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T08:44:58","slug":"pm-surya-ghar-scheme-hits-10-lakh-installations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/pm-surya-ghar-scheme-hits-10-lakh-installations\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Surya Ghar Scheme Hits 10 Lakh Installations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a significant step towards energy independence and environmental sustainability, the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) has achieved a remarkable milestone of 10 lakh rooftop solar installations as of March 10, 2025. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 13, 2024, this ambitious program aims to solarize 1 crore households by 2026-27, which will help lower electricity costs and encourage the adoption of clean energy. With \u20b94,770 crore in subsidies already distributed to 6.13 lakh beneficiaries and 3 GW of solar capacity installed, this initiative is propelling India\u2019s transition to renewable energy while supporting the Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Highlights of the Scheme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Achievements So Far<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10 lakh installations completed by 10th March 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>47.3 lakh applications received.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u20b94,770 crore disbursed to 6.13 lakh beneficiaries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3.10 lakh loan applications received, with 1.58 lakh sanctioned and 1.28 lakh disbursed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 GW solar capacity installed, targeting 30 GW by 2027.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Financial Support and Subsidy Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Subsidized Collateral-Free Loan up to \u20b92 lakh at 6.75% interest rate from 12 Public Sector Banks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Subsidy Structure Based on Monthly Consumption<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>0-150 units \u2192 1-2 kW plant \u2192 \u20b930,000 to \u20b960,000 subsidy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>150-300 units \u2192 2-3 kW plant \u2192 \u20b960,000 to \u20b978,000 subsidy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Above 300 units \u2192 Above 3 kW plant \u2192 \u20b978,000 subsidy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15-day subsidy transfer process via National Portal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>State-Wise Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chandigarh and Daman &amp; Diu: Achieved 100% rooftop solar targets on government buildings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Top Performing States:<\/strong>\u00a0Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Benefits of the Scheme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Free electricity from rooftop solar installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Save \u20b975,000 crore each year in government electricity expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Cut carbon emissions\u2014like planting 100 trees for every installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Households can earn extra income by selling surplus power to DISCOMs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Create jobs for 17 lakh people in manufacturing, logistics, installation, and O&amp;M sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Boost local manufacturing of solar panels, inverters, and other components.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant step towards energy independence and environmental sustainability, the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) has achieved a remarkable milestone of 10 lakh rooftop solar installations as of March 10, 2025. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 13, 2024, this ambitious program aims to solarize 1 crore households by 2026-27, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":171096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5364],"tags":[60],"class_list":["post-171095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-march-2025","tag-government-schemes-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171095"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171097,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171095\/revisions\/171097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}