Lok Sabha Question No. 522 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-23
Subject: Status of PM-SGMBY
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 522

ANSWERED ON 23/07/2025

## STATUS OF PM-SGMBY

## 522. SHRI MUHAMMED HAMDULLAH SAYEED

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

- (a) the current status of the Pradhan Mantri-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY);
- (b) the details of total number of households that have been provided with solar rooftop systems under the yojana so far during the last five years, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps to ensure the effective implementation of the PMSGMBY and the timely disbursement of subsidies to beneficiaries; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF  STATE  FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) & (b) The PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY) was launched in February, 2024. Since the launch of the scheme in February 2024, as of 14.07.2025, a total of 15,45,517 households have been benefitted from rooftop solar installation. The state/UT-wise detail is given at Annexure.

- (c) & (d) The Government has taken following steps to ensure the effective implementation of the PMSG: MBY:
- Online process from registration to disbursal of subsidy directly in to the bank account of the residential consumer through National Portal.
- Availability of collateral free loan from nationalized banks at concessional interest rate of repo-rate plus 50 bps i.e. 6% per annum for the present with tenure of 10 years.
- Simplified the regulatory approval process by waiving technical feasibility requirement and introducing auto load enhancement upto 10 kW.
- Simplified process for registration of vendors to ensure sufficient and qualified vendors are available.
- Capacity building and training programmes being conducted for creating skilled manpower.
- Creating awareness about the scheme, through awareness and outreach program such as print advertising in leading newspapers, TV commercials campaigns, Radio campaigns across FM stations including regional channels, etc., in the country.
- Regular monitoring of the progress of the scheme at different levels including with states/DISCOMs.
- Established grievance redressal mechanism for timely resolution of grievances. A Call Centre with telephone number 15555 is operational in 12 languages

Under PMSG: MBY, the entire process from application to subsidy disbursal is online through the National Portal (www.pmsuryaghar.gov.in).

The Central Financial Assistance (CFA) under the scheme is directly disbursed into the bank account of the beneficiary after installation of rooftop solar plant is completed.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 522 to be answered on 23.07.2025 regarding '' Status of PMSGMBY''

State/UT wise progress under PMSG: MBY as on 14.07.2025

| S No   | State             | No. of Households Benefitted   |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1      | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 37,257                         |
| 2      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0                              |
| 3      | ASSAM             | 24,407                         |
| 4      | BIHAR             | 8,481                          |
| 5      | CHHATTISGARH      | 4,974                          |
| 6      | GOA               | 943                            |
| 7      | GUJARAT           | 5,23,615                       |
| 8      | HARYANA           | 27,858                         |
| 9      | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 3,313                          |
| 10     | JHARKHAND         | 640                            |
| 11     | KARNATAKA         | 15,745                         |
| 12     | KERALA            | 1,19,453                       |
| 13     | MADHYAPRADESH     | 49,811                         |
| 14     | MAHARASHTRA       | 3,71,954                       |
| 15     | MANIPUR           | 405                            |
| 16     | MEGHALAYA         | 21                             |
| 17     | MIZORAM           | 383                            |
| 18     | NAGALAND          | 22                             |
| 19     | ODISHA            | 9,172                          |
| 20     | PUNJAB            | 7,787                          |
| 21     | RAJASTHAN         | 59,260                         |
| 22     | SIKKIM            | 9                              |
| 23     | TAMIL NADU        | 38,323                         |
| 24     | TELANGANA         | 22,648                         |
| 25     | TRIPURA           | 550                            |
| 26     | UTTAR PRADESH     | 1,64,646                       |
| 27     | UTTARAKHAND       | 37,163                         |
| 28     | WEST BENGAL       | 713                            |
| 29     | A&N ISLANDS       | 75                             |
| 30     | CHANDIGARH        | 615                            |
| 31     | DNH&DD            | 375                            |
| 32     | JAMMU and KASHMIR | 7,606                          |
| 33     | LADAKH            | 651                            |
| 34     | LAKSHADWEEP       | 473                            |
| 35     | NCT OF DELHI      | 4,943                          |
| 36     | PUDUCHERRY        | 1,226                          |
| Total  | Total             | 15,45,517                      |