Lok Sabha Question No. 3876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Subsidy on Rooftop Solar Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3876

TO BE ANSWERED ON-09.08.2018

## SUBSIDY ON ROOFTOP SOLAR PLANTS

3876. DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  there  is  inordinate  delay  in  release  of  subsidy  on  rooftop  solar  plants  for residential areas;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of the subsidy pending to be released in respect of domestic consumers, Statewise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  No  Madam. There has been no inordinate delay in release of subsidy  for rooftop solar plants, including for residential areas.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c)  The  MNRE  issues  sanction  for  installation  of  grid  connected  rooftop  solar  projects  in residential,  social  and  institutional  sectors  to  various  implementing  agencies.  An  advance equivalent to 30 percent of central financial assistance (CFA) is also released after sanction for  implementation  of  such  projects.  The  final  subsidy  is  released  on  completion  of  the project, once the implementing agency submits requisite documents like utilisation certificates and Audited Statement of Expenditures etc.

The  details  of  State-wise  capacity  sanctioned  under  residential,  social  and  institutional sectors, for which project completion reports have been received till 7.8.2018 and where CFA pending for release are given in Annexure .  Once the claims are found to be correct, based on scrutiny of documents, the CFA is released.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3876 FOR 09.08.2018

| Sr. No.   | State/UTs                            |   Capacity for which Project Completion Reports have been submitted and CFA is pending to be released by MNRE (MW) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                       |                                                                                                              16.09 |
| 2         | Assam                                |                                                                                                               1.18 |
| 3         | Chandigarh                           |                                                                                                               1.01 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh                         |                                                                                                               2.93 |
| 5         | Delhi                                |                                                                                                               0.34 |
| 6         | Gujarat                              |                                                                                                              28.03 |
| 7         | Haryana                              |                                                                                                              15.9  |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh                     |                                                                                                               1.66 |
| 9         | Jharkhand                            |                                                                                                               6.21 |
| 10        | Kerala                               |                                                                                                               2.45 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh                       |                                                                                                               6.38 |
| 12        | Maharashtra                          |                                                                                                              16.53 |
| 13        | Manipur                              |                                                                                                               2.9  |
| 14        | Odisha                               |                                                                                                               0.7  |
| 15        | Puduchhery                           |                                                                                                               0.67 |
| 16        | Punjab                               |                                                                                                               7.76 |
| 17        | Rajasthan                            |                                                                                                              13.99 |
| 18        | Tamil Nadu                           |                                                                                                               9.25 |
| 19        | Telangana                            |                                                                                                               9.58 |
| 20        | Uttar Pradesh                        |                                                                                                               0.19 |
| 21        | Uttarakhand                          |                                                                                                               1.72 |
| 22        | West Bengal                          |                                                                                                               2.28 |
|           | Sub-total                            |                                                                                                             147.71 |
| 23        | PSUs and other implementing agencies |                                                                                                               2.16 |
|           | Total                                |                                                                                                             149.87 |