Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik has informed the Rajya Sabha that a total of 24 lakh households have been installed with rooftop solar systems, under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana- PMSG: MBY. It is around 23.96 per cent of the set target of covering one crore households in the residential sector with the installation of rooftop solar systems by the financial year 2026-27. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister said that coverage of 35 lakh households has been targeted for the financial year 2025-26 under the scheme.

She said, the scheme is progressing well and a total of 53.54 lakh applications have been received on the National Portal and over 19 lakh rooftop solar systems have been installed across the country, co

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