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While presenting the country's Interim Budget 2024 on February 1 this month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced 'Rooftop Solar Scheme' or 'PM Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme'. This scheme has also been started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In this, the beneficiaries not only get 300 units of free electricity but also get the benefit of subsidy. However, some guidelines have been issued for this.
Target to illuminate 1 crore houses
Under PM Surya Ghar Yojana, solar panels are installed in homes for power supply and additional power generation. According to the government, the target of the free electricity scheme is to illuminate one crore houses and under this, 300 units of free electricity is being given every month. In this scheme, solar panels are installed on the roofs of the houses and to reduce the cost burden, the government also sends subsidy to the account of the people applying for this scheme, which is decided according to the capacity of the meter. Used to be.
So much subsidy in PM Surya house!
According to the subsidy given by the government on installation of solar panels in this government scheme which provides 300 units of free electricity, if you want to install 2kW rooftop solar in your house, then according to the calculator available on the website, the total project cost for this will be Rs. 47000. It will cost Rs. But it will get a subsidy of Rs 18000 from the government. In this way, the customer will have to pay Rs 29000 for installing rooftop solar.
According to the rules, there should be 130 square feet space for this. Built at a cost of Rs 47,000, this solar plant will generate 4.32 kilowatt/day of electricity every day, which is 1576 kilowatt/year annually. With this, the customer will save Rs 12.96 daily and Rs 4730 in a year.
If your roof area is 700 square feet then you will have to apply for 3 kilowatt panels and your investment for installing a meter and solar panel of this capacity will be Rs 80,000. At the same time, the amount of subsidy received from the government will increase to Rs 36,000. That means you will have to spend only Rs 50,000 from your pocket for this. The maximum subsidy amount on meters with capacity greater than this is up to Rs 78,000.
This work is necessary to get subsidy
While this gift given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi government will illuminate the houses of the beneficiaries, the government's expenditure will be around Rs 75,000 crore. To avail the benefits of this scheme, the applicant must be a resident of India. Along with this, poor and middle income families who have their own house can apply for it. It is important to keep in mind here that to get subsidy from the government, you will have to do some important work.
Yes, after installation of the net meter, after verification by the Discom, you will be issued a commissioning certificate from the portal, which will mean that you have now applied under this scheme. But to avail the subsidy you will have to upload a document. After the certificate is issued, the bank account details and canceled check have to be submitted on the portal. After this the subsidy will be sent to your bank account.
The method of installation is very easy
- First of all go to the official website https://pmsuryagarh.gov.in and select Apply for Rooftop Solar.
- Now select your state and electricity distribution company name. Then enter your electricity consumer number, mobile number and email.
- After this, login on the new page by entering the consumer number and mobile. When the form opens, apply for rooftop solar panels as per the guidelines given in it.
- After completing this process, you will get feasibility approval, after which you will be able to get the plant installed from any vendor registered with your DISCOM.
- In the next step after solar panel installation you have to apply for net meter along with plant details.