Lok Sabha Question No. 4257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-26
Subject: PM-SGMBY in North Eastern States
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4257

ANSWERED ON 26/03/2025

## PM-SGMBY IN NORTH EASTERN STATES

4257. DR. ANGOMCHA BIMOL AKOIJAM

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

- (a) whether the Pradhan Mantri-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) has been implemented in the North Eastern States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of applications received from residents of the North Eastern States under the Yojana and the amount of subsidies provided thereunder, year-wise, State-wise and districtwise for Manipur; and
- (d) the number of rooftop solar installations in the State of Manipur, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli  Yojana  (PMSG:  MBY)  across  the  country  including  the  North  Eastern  states  since February  2024.  The  scheme  targets  to  achieve  rooftop  solar  installations  in  one  crore households in the residential sector by FY 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs 75,021 crore.

For individual households, the Central Financial Assistance (CFA) available under PMSG: MBY is Rs. 30,000/- per kWp for the first 2 kWp and Rs. 18,000/- per kWp for the additional one kWp. The subsidy is capped at 3 kWp rooftop solar plant capacity for individual household. For Group Housing Societies/ Residential Welfare Associations (GHS/RWA) the CFA is Rs. 18,000/- per kWp with rooftop solar plant capacity limit of 500 kWp.

In case of special category states/UTs including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Ladakh, States in the North East Region, UTs of A&N and Lakshadweep, the CFA is 10% higher.

As on 19.03.2025, a total of 3.12 lakh applications has been received from the North Eastern states on the National Portal of the scheme. Further, a total of 10,689 households have been benefitted under the scheme by installation of rooftop solar plants and a total amount of Rs 55.51 crore has been disbursed as CFA to the North Eastern states under the scheme. The detail of North Eastern states is given in Annexure I. The district wise detail for the state of Manipur is given in Annexure II.

Annexure I referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4257 to be answered on 26/03/2025 regarding 'PM-SGMBY in North Eastern States'

North Eastern states wise details of implementation of PMSG: MBY (As on 19.03.2025)

| S. No.   | State             | Application (Nos)   | Households Benefitted (Nos)   | CFA Released (Nos)   | CFA Released (in Cr.)   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | 94                  | -                             | -                    | -                       |
| 2        | Assam             | 3,04,859            | 10,142                        | 6,262                | 52.448                  |
| 3        | Manipur           | 772                 | 220                           | 154                  | 1.313                   |
| 4        | Meghalaya         | 2,050               | 18                            | 16                   | 0.083                   |
| 5        | Mizoram           | 666                 | 129                           | 88                   | 0.726                   |
| 6        | Nagaland          | 245                 | 8                             | 6                    | 0.046                   |
| 7        | Sikkim            | 58                  | 4                             | 2                    | 0.017                   |
| 8        | Tripura           | 3,533               | 168                           | 106                  | 0.886                   |
|          | Total             | 3,12,277            | 10,689                        | 6,634                | 55.519                  |

Annexure II referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4257 to be answered on 26/03/2025 regarding 'PM-SGMBY in North Eastern States'

District wise details of implementation of PMSG: MBY in the state of Manipur (As on 19.03.2025)

| S. No.   | District      |   Application (Nos) |   Household Benefited (Nos) |   CFA Released (Nos) |   CFA Released (in Lakh) |
|----------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | Bishnupur     |                  34 |                           1 |                    1 |                     0.86 |
| 2        | Chandel       |                   1 |                           0 |                    0 |                     0    |
| 3        | Churachandpur |                  33 |                           0 |                    0 |                     0    |
| 4        | Imphal East   |                 210 |                          78 |                   55 |                    46.87 |
| 5        | Imphal West   |                 341 |                         132 |                   94 |                    80.09 |
| 6        | Jiribam       |                   7 |                           0 |                    0 |                     0    |
| 7        | Kakching      |                  36 |                           5 |                    0 |                     0    |
| 8        | Kamjong       |                   7 |                           0 |                    0 |                     0    |
| 9        | Kangpokpi     |                  12 |                           0 |                    0 |                     0    |
| 10       | Noney         |                  13 |                           0 |                    0 |                     0    |
| 11       | Senapati      |                   4 |                           0 |                    0 |                     0    |
| 12       | Tamenglong    |                   3 |                           0 |                    0 |                     0    |
| 13       | Tengnoupal    |                   1 |                           0 |                    0 |                     0    |
| 14       | Thoubal       |                  59 |                           4 |                    4 |                     3.43 |
| 15       | Ukhrul        |                  11 |                           0 |                    0 |                     0    |
|          | Total         |                 772 |                         220 |                  154 |                   131.25 |