PM Surya Ghar | Muft Bijli Yojana

About PM Surya Ghar

Powering Homes With Clean Solar Energy

PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana is a Government of India initiative focused on promoting rooftop solar installations for residential households.

The scheme was approved in February 2024 with a total outlay of approximately ₹75,021 crore and aims to support rooftop solar installations for 1 crore residential households.

Eligible residential consumers can apply through the prescribed process and receive Central Financial Assistance subject to applicable guidelines and verification requirements.

                                    ₹75,021 Cr
                                    
                                    Total Scheme Outlay

                                    1 Crore
                                    
                                    Target Households

Our Objectives

What The Scheme Aims To Achieve

PM Surya Ghar focuses on increasing residential rooftop solar adoption and enabling households to participate in clean energy generation.

Promote Solar Energy

Encourage households to install rooftop solar systems and generate renewable electricity.

Reduce Power Bills

Help eligible households offset their electricity consumption through rooftop solar generation.

Support Clean Energy

Increase the use of renewable energy and support India's broader clean-energy transition.

Who Can Benefit?

Designed For Residential Electricity Consumers

The scheme is intended for eligible residential electricity consumers who install grid-connected rooftop solar through the prescribed process.

Subsidy eligibility and release are subject to the applicable scheme guidelines, installation and verification process.

Residential electricity consumers with eligible grid-connected electricity connections.
Households installing eligible rooftop solar systems through the prescribed process.
Consumers applying through the designated national or applicable DISCOM process.
Applicants completing required installation and verification procedures.
Eligible consumers meeting the applicable scheme guidelines and technical requirements.

Application Process

How The Scheme Works

The rooftop solar process involves application, installation and verification through the prescribed portal/DISCOM mechanism.

01

Apply

Submit your rooftop solar application through the designated process.

02

Select Vendor

Choose an eligible/empanelled vendor as applicable under the scheme process.

03

Installation

The rooftop solar system is installed at the eligible residential premises.

04

Verification

Installation and required documentation are verified through the prescribed process.

Key Features

Scheme Highlights

Important features associated with PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.

Residential Rooftop Solar

The scheme focuses on rooftop solar installations for residential electricity consumers.

Central Financial Assistance

Eligible residential consumers can receive financial assistance subject to applicable scheme conditions.

Up To 300 Units

The scheme's stated objective includes enabling eligible households to receive up to 300 units of free electricity per month.

Digital Application Process

Applications can be processed through the designated national portal and prescribed DISCOM mechanisms.

Renewable Energy

Rooftop solar helps increase residential use of renewable electricity.

Energy Generation

Households can generate electricity from their own rooftop solar installation.

Our Mission

A Cleaner Energy Future

Mission

Encourage residential consumers to adopt rooftop solar and participate in India's renewable energy transition while helping households make greater use of locally generated clean electricity.

Vision

Support wider adoption of distributed solar power, strengthen clean-energy generation at household level and contribute to a more sustainable electricity ecosystem.

Official Information

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

For official scheme guidelines, operational information, notifications and the latest updates, users should refer to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the designated PM Surya Ghar portal.

MNRE Website PM Surya Ghar Portal