Scheme Outlay
₹75,021 crore to be implemented till FY 2026-27
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, launched the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana on 29th February, 2024 to increase the share of solar rooftop capacity and empower residential households to generate their own electricity.
₹75,021 crore to be implemented till FY 2026-27
Install 1 crore rooftop solar systems in residential sector
Produce 1,000 billion units of renewable electricity
1 crore households to get free electricity up to 300 units/month
Reduce 720 million tons of CO2eq emissions over 25 years
Develop enabling ecosystem for rooftop solar projects
Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for residential sector
| S. No | Type of Residential Segment | CFA (Subsidy) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Residential Sector (first 2 kWp of RTS capacity or part thereof) | ₹30,000/kWp |
| 2 | Residential Sector (with additional RTS capacity of 1 kWp or part thereof) | ₹18,000/kWp |
| 3 | Residential Sector (additional RTS capacity beyond 3 kWp) | No additional CFA |
| 4 | Group Housing Societies/ Residential Welfare Associations (GHS/RWA) etc, for common facilities including EV charging up to 500 kWp (@3 kWp per house) | ₹18,000/kWp |
Subsidy: ₹30,000 × 1.5 = ₹45,000
Subsidy: ₹30,000 × 2 + ₹18,000 × 0.5 = ₹69,000
Subsidy: ₹30,000 × 2 + ₹18,000 × 1 = ₹78,000
Subsidy: ₹18,000 × 60 kW = ₹10,80,000
(Lower of (20×3 kW), 100 kW)
Steps to apply for rooftop solar under PM Surya Ghar Scheme
Enter mobile number and verify with OTP. After successful verification, enter your name, select your state, district and fill other details. Enter your email and verify with OTP, then click 'save' your profile.
On vendor select popup click on 'Yes', if you want your vendor to fill the application for you or else 'No'.
Click on 'Apply for Solar Rooftop' and select state, district, discom, consumer no. and click on 'fetch details' for auto pre-filling of required information, then click on next button to fill and submit the application.
Once you get the feasibility approval, select the vendor and submit your bank details to receive Subsidy.
Once installation of plant is completed, vendor submits the installation details to you (i.e. consumer) for verification and further, submits to DISCOM.
DISCOM does the Inspection and submits inspection details to consumer. After that, consumer redeems the subsidy and submits to NPIA.
From application to subsidy disbursal
Sign up to start your application journey
Submit your Application
Check if your location is solar-ready
Choose the best vendor for installation
Begin the installation process
Provide details for your Solar Rooftop Installation
DISCOM to inspect site for compliance
DISCOM to certify your Solar Rooftop Installation
Redeem your Subsidy
Subsidy Approval
To get the subsidy under the Scheme, online Applications should be submitted on the National Portal
Apply at pmsuryaghar.gov.inOur experts can guide you through the entire PM Surya Ghar scheme process