Lok Sabha Question No. 995 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Beneficiaries of Solar Panel Yojana
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 995

ANSWERED ON 08/02/2024

## BENEFICIARIES OF SOLAR PANEL YOJANA

## 995. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL

Will the Minister of New and Renewable Energy be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  beneficiaries  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Free  Solar  Panel  Yojana  since  its inception across the country, State/UT and year-wise including districts of Assam;
- (b) whether any special project is introduced for char areas of Assam as there is no electricity connection;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the quantum of funds allocated for the said purpose under the said yojana and ratio of its utilisation, year-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (d) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been implementing PhaseII of Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme since Aug 2019 in the Country including in Assam under which central financial assistance (CFA) is provided to the consumers for setting up of grid connected rooftop solar in the residential sector.

As on 31.12.2023, the cumulative capacity of 10.7 GW of grid-connected solar rooftop capacity has been installed in households and commercial & industrial sector buildings. Out of this, total 6.7 lakhs grid-connected solar rooftop systems with cumulative installed capacity of 2.76 GW have been installed in households under the Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme (PhaseII).

The State/UT-wise details of the number of grid-connected solar rooftop systems installed in households and the Central Financial Assistance (CFA) disbursed under the Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme (Phase-II) for setting up RTS systems, as of 31.12.2023, including Assam, are provided in the Annexure .

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 995 for 08.02.2024 regarding 'Beneficiaries of Solar Panel Yojana'

Total Central Financial Assistance (CFA) disbursed to DISCOMs/Central Nodal Agency for further disbursement to end beneficiaries and number of grid-connected solar rooftop systems installed in households under the Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme (Phase-II), as on 31.12.2023

| S.No.   | State/UT                | Total Amount ReleasedasCFA (in Crores)   | No. of system installed under Phase- II (no.)   | Total Capacity installed under Phase-II Programme (MW)   | Cumulative capacity installed with or without CFA (MW)   |
|---------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar       | 0.35                                     | 0                                               | 0.00                                                     | 4.20                                                     |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh          | 4.16                                     | 1211                                            | 5.37                                                     | 191.83                                                   |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh       | 0.00                                     | 0                                               | 0.00                                                     | 2.00                                                     |
| 4       | Assam                   | 0.43                                     | 165                                             | 0.70                                                     | 41.55                                                    |
| 5       | Bihar                   | 7.49                                     | 2192                                            | 8.26                                                     | 67.95                                                    |
| 6       | Chandigarh              | 2.11                                     | 386                                             | 1.73                                                     | 58.37                                                    |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh            | 1.20                                     | 433                                             | 4.29                                                     | 72.64                                                    |
| 8       | DNH&DD                  | 0.00                                     | 0                                               | 0.00                                                     | 0.39                                                     |
| 9       | Goa                     | 3.59                                     | 266                                             | 2.02                                                     | 37.65                                                    |
| 10      | Gujarat                 | 2,352.62                                 | 510804                                          | 2025.40                                                  | 3264.93                                                  |
| 11      | Haryana                 | 25.32                                    | 7224                                            | 47.59                                                    | 527.15                                                   |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh        | 4.26                                     | 740                                             | 2.77                                                     | 18.54                                                    |
| 13      | J&K                     | 1.25                                     | 2486                                            | 12.86                                                    | 34.94                                                    |
| 14      | Jharkhand               | 0.57                                     | 149                                             | 0.62                                                     | 64.63                                                    |
| 15      | Karnataka               | 1.65                                     | 887                                             | 3.78                                                     | 505.10                                                   |
| 16      | Kerala                  | 189.82                                   | 57426                                           | 225.60                                                   | 615.01                                                   |
| 17      | Ladakh                  | 0.00                                     | 0                                               | 0.00                                                     | 0.00                                                     |
| 18      | Lakshadweep             | 0.00                                     | 0                                               | 0.00                                                     | 0.00                                                     |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh          | 29.93                                    | 10652                                           | 47.74                                                    | 320.06                                                   |
| 20      | Maharashtra             | 31.96                                    | 29078                                           | 133.10                                                   | 1905.80                                                  |
| 21      | Manipur                 | 0.26                                     | 74                                              | 0.33                                                     | 5.13                                                     |
| 22      | Meghalaya               | 0.00                                     | 0                                               | 0.00                                                     | 0.21                                                     |
| 23      | Mizoram                 | 0.64                                     | 135                                             | 0.59                                                     | 1.91                                                     |
| 24      | Nagaland                | 0.00                                     | 1                                               | 0.00                                                     | 0.10                                                     |
| 25      | NCT of Delhi            | 4.07                                     | 845                                             | 5.97                                                     | 236.03                                                   |
| 26      | Odisha                  | 2.35                                     | 212                                             | 1.42                                                     | 41.79                                                    |
| 27      | Puducherry              | 0.00                                     | 97                                              | 0.40                                                     | 48.54                                                    |
| 28      | Punjab                  | 23.01                                    | 5583                                            | 32.75                                                    | 315.50                                                   |
| 29      | Rajasthan               | 54.90                                    | 9924                                            | 68.65                                                    | 1074.39                                                  |
| 30      | Sikkim                  | 0.00                                     | 0                                               | 0.00                                                     | 2.67                                                     |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu              | 1.64                                     | 2843                                            | 11.68                                                    | 526.24                                                   |
| 32      | Telangana               | 47.40                                    | 8849                                            | 39.52                                                    | 375.60                                                   |
| 33      | Tripura                 | 0.00                                     | 8                                               | 0.02                                                     | 4.78                                                     |
| 34      | Uttarakhand             | 8.15                                     | 2675                                            | 11.52                                                    | 70.35                                                    |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh           | 18.84                                    | 14143                                           | 69.42                                                    | 177.85                                                   |
|         | Through National Portal | 328.15                                   |                                                 |                                                          |                                                          |
| Total   | 36 STATEs/UTs           | 3,146.13                                 | 669,488                                         | 2,764.10                                                 | 10680.97                                                 |

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