Lok Sabha Question No. 1791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Rooftop Solar System
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: DHARAM VIRA GANDHI, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SRINIVAS KESINENI, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, M. UDHAYAKUMAR, SUDHEER GUPTA, PRATHAP SIMHA, ASADUDDIN OWAISI

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1791**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015**

**Rooftop Solar System**

|               | SHRI DHARAM VIRA:  SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:  SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:  SHRI KESINENI NANI :  KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:  DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:  SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:  ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:  SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:  SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:  **Will the Minister of New and Renewable Energy**  **be pleased to state:**                       |                  | **SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL**  **MINISTER OF   STATE   FOR  POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| (a)  (b)  (c) | whether the Government has launched Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency’s (IREDA) loan scheme for Rooftop Solar PV Power Projects in the country;  if so, the details thereof along with the interest rate fixed by the Government in this regard; and  the number of persons benefited from the said scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise? | (a)&(b)  (c) | IREDA has launched a loan scheme for Rooftop Solar PV Power Projects on 7  th  July 2015. Interest rates for loans under the scheme are ranging from 9.90% to 10.75% per annum. The minimum capacity of each system eligible for loan is 20 kWp and proposal for minimum 1000 kWp aggregate capacity will be considered. The repayment period for the loan shall be upto 9 years, with the moratorium period of 6 to 12 months.  The scheme has been launched on 7th July 2015 and so far, no loan has been sanctioned. |

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1791**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

**ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEM**

1791.	SHRI DHARAM VIRA:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI KESINENI NANI :

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

(a)	whether the Government has launched Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency’s (IREDA) loan scheme for Rooftop Solar PV Power Projects in the country;

(b)	if so, the details thereof along with the interest rate fixed by the Government in this regard; and

(c)	the number of persons benefited from the said scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

**(a)&(b):** IREDA has launched a loan scheme for Rooftop Solar PV Power Projects on 7 th July 2015. Interest rates for loans under the scheme are ranging from 9.90% to 10.75% per annum. The minimum capacity of each system eligible for loan is 20 kWp and proposal for minimum 1000 kWp aggregate capacity will be considered. The repayment period for the loan shall be upto 9 years, with the moratorium period of 6 to 12 months.

( **c):** The scheme has been launched on 7th July 2015 and so far, no loan has been sanctioned.

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