Lok Sabha Question No. 37 (STARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: Targets set under PM-SGMBY
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Smt. Supriya Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 37

ANSWERED ON 27/11/2024

## TARGETS SET UNDER PM-SGMBY

*37 Smt. SUPRIYA SULE Dr. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  approved  PM-Surya  Ghar  Muft  Bijli  Yojana  (PMSGMBY) and if so, the details along with aims and objectives thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has set any specific targets under the PM-SGMBY and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure that the benefits of the PMSGMBY would reach marginalized and economically weaker sections of society;
- (d) the number of households that are estimated to get benefits from this Yojana during the current financial year in the State of Maharashtra;
- (e) the steps that are being  taken to ensure that solar panel installations under the PMSGMBY are durable and have a long operational life;
- (f) the total financial outlay allocated under the PM-SGMBY during the current fiscal year along  with  the  percentage  of  funds  under  this  Yojana  that  will  be  directed  toward infrastructure development including solar panel installation; and
- (g) the manner in which the Government plans to monitor the progress and impact of the PM-SGMBY?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, & FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) to (g) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (g) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 37 to be answered on 27/11/2024 regarding 'Targets Set Under PM-SGMBY' by Smt. Supriya Sule and Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe

(a)  &  (b)  The  Government  has  approved  PM-Surya  Ghar:  Muft  Bijli Yojana  in  February  2024,  to increase the share of solar rooftop capacity and empower residential households to generate their own electricity. The scheme has an outlay of Rs 75,021 crore and is to be implemented till FY 2026-27. The aims and objectives of the scheme are:

- To achieve 1 crore rooftop solar (RTS) installations in residential sector.
- To help provide free/low-cost electricity to 1 crore households up to 300 units of electricity per month by installation of RTS.
- To produce renewable electricity of 1 lakh crore units through the solar capacity installed under the scheme, which will result in reduction of 72 crore ton of CO2eq emission during the 25 years of lifetime for RTS projects.
- To develop the required enabling ecosystem for RTS projects, including regulatory support, manufacturing facilities, supply chain, vendor network, operation & maintenance facilities, etc., in the country.
- To boost local economy and employment generation along with enhanced energy security.
- To aid in achievement of India's commitment for green climate through its NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) at UNFCCC by installation of 30 GW of solar capacity through RTS by 2026-27.

(c) To ensure that the benefits of the PM-SGMBY would reach marginalized and economically weaker sections of society, higher central financial assistance (CFA) of the order of 60% of the benchmark cost is being provided for the rooftop solar plants of capacity 1 kW and 2 kW.

(d) Maharashtra has estimated that a total of 1.6 lakh households would to benefit from the scheme during the current financial year in the state of Maharashtra.

- (e) Ministry has issued a quality control order to ensure quality of equipment being used for installation of solar power plants in the country. In addition, to ensure the quality and reliability of solar equipment being used for installation of rooftop solar plants under the Scheme, Ministry has prescribed detailed specification for the solar modules, inverters and other balance of plant. The solar modules to be used has to be mandatorily manufactured in the country using domestically manufactured solar cells. Further, Ministry has Approved List of Modules and Manufacturers (ALMM) and it is mandatory to procure solar modules only that are approved under the ALMM. So far, as quality of installation is concerned, Ministry has issued quality manuals and best practices for installation of RTS and it has been mandated that the vendors should have technically qualified manpower and also the RTS plant installed by the vendor has to  be mandatorily  maintained for a  period  of  5  years  from  the  date  of  commissioning. Additionally,  there  is  a  provision  under  the  scheme  for  random  inspection  of  1%  of  the  total installations.

(f) A financial outlay of Rs 9600 crore has been allocated at Revised Estimate stage during the year 2024-25 for the scheme, which will be mainly utilised for providing CFA to consumers installing solar panel under the scheme.

(g) Under the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, there is a provision for monitoring of the scheme at various levels. The scheme's implementation framework includes the constitution of Group of Ministers to provide overall direction and coordination for the scheme, a Steering Committee chaired by Cabinet Secretary, a State Level Coordination Committee headed by the Chief Secretary of State/Advisor to Administrator  of  UTs  and  a  District  Level  Committee  headed  by  the  District  Magistrate/District Collector. Further, the Mission Directorate in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is responsible for the implementation of the scheme and the REC Ltd being the National Programme Implementation Agency at the national level and Electricity Distribution Utilities being state implementing agencies at state/UT level to function under the directions of the Mission Directorate.

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