Lok Sabha Question No. 3155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Rooftop Solar Capacity in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dr. Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3155

ANSWERED ON 11.0 3 .2026

## ROOFTOP SOLAR CAPACITY IN UTTAR PRADESH

3155. DR. BHOLA SINGH

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

- (a) the number of households covered under Pradhan Mantri-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) since its launch, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the rooftop solar capacity added under the PM-SGMBY in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) the details of implementation status of the PM-SGMBY in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise including Bulandshahr; and
- (d) the details of employment generated in manufacturing, installation and maintenance of rooftop solar systems?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) The PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY), launched in February 2024, is a demand driven scheme wherein all residential consumers in the country having grid connected electricity connection of the local DISCOM can avail the benefits of the scheme, for installation of Rooftop Solar (RTS) systems, by applying on the National Portal of the scheme.

Under the scheme, since its launch in February 2024, a total of 31,12,850 households have been benefitted with installation of RTS systems across the country, including in the state of Uttar Pradesh, as on 06.03.2026. The State/UT-wise details are given at Annexure-I.

- (b) Under the PMSG: MBY, a total of 1,362.53 MW RTS capacity has been added in the state of Uttar Pradesh, as on 06.03.2026.
- (c) Under the PMSG: MBY, a total of 3,99,096 RTS plants have been installed benefitting 4,03,698 households in the state of Uttar Pradesh, as on 06.03.2026.  District-wise detail is given at Annexure II.
- (d) With the implementation of PMSG: MBY, it has been estimated that around 17 lakh jobs will be created in manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, sales and installations, O&M services, financial services, etc.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply of part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3155 to be answered on 11.03.2026 regarding Rooftop Solar Capacity in Uttar Pradesh

State/UT- wise details of households benefitted under the PMSG: MBY (as on 06.03.2026)

| S No.   | State/UT          | Households Benefitted (Nos.)   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1       | Gujarat           | 8,36,137                       |
| 2       | Maharashtra       | 7,51,387                       |
| 3       | Uttar Pradesh     | 4,03,697                       |
| 4       | Kerala            | 2,08,167                       |
| 5       | Rajasthan         | 1,55,641                       |
| 6       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1,11,056                       |
| 7       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,04,273                       |
| 8       | Assam             | 96,644                         |
| 9       | Uttarakhand       | 70,199                         |
| 10      | Tamil Nadu        | 68,514                         |
| 11      | Haryana           | 67,383                         |
| 12      | Odisha            | 44,803                         |
| 13      | Chhattisgarh      | 37,907                         |
| 14      | Telangana         | 42,353                         |
| 15      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 25,294                         |
| 16      | Karnataka         | 25,883                         |
| 17      | Bihar             | 16,763                         |
| 18      | Punjab            | 11,783                         |
| 19      | Himachal Pradesh  | 7,540                          |
| 20      | NCT of Delhi      | 10,436                         |
| 21      | Puducherry        | 2,684                          |
| 22      | Tripura           | 2,460                          |
| 23      | Jharkhand         | 1,847                          |
| 24      | Goa               | 2,270                          |
| 25      | Ladakh            | 1,435                          |
| 26      | West Bengal       | 1,391                          |
| 27      | Chandigarh        | 1,087                          |
| 28      | Mizoram           | 938                            |
| 29      | Lakshadweep       | 907                            |
| 30      | Manipur           | 869                            |
| 31      | DNH&DD            | 616                            |
| 32      | A &NIslands       | 238                            |
| 33      | Nagaland          | 175                            |
| 34      | Meghalaya         | 43                             |
| 35      | Sikkim            | 29                             |
| 36      | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                              |
|         | Total             | 31,12,850                      |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply of part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3155 to be answered on 11.03.2026 regarding Rooftop Solar Capacity in Uttar Pradesh

District- wise details of RTS plants installed and households benefitted in the state of Uttar Pradesh under the PMSG: MBY (as on 06.03.2026)

|   S No. | Districts           | Installations (No.)   | Households Benefitted (No.)   |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | Agra                | 14,346                | 14,408                        |
|       2 | Aligarh             | 5,956                 | 6,062                         |
|       3 | Ambedkar Nagar      | 3,484                 | 3,484                         |
|       4 | Amethi              | 2,989                 | 2,989                         |
|       5 | Amroha              | 994                   | 994                           |
|       6 | Auraiya             | 2,070                 | 2,070                         |
|       7 | Ayodhya             | 4,954                 | 4,954                         |
|       8 | Azamgarh            | 2,558                 | 2,558                         |
|       9 | Baghpat             | 1,073                 | 1,073                         |
|      10 | Bahraich            | 2,656                 | 2,656                         |
|      11 | Ballia              | 1,121                 | 1,121                         |
|      12 | Balrampur           | 1,012                 | 1,012                         |
|      13 | Banda               | 1,762                 | 1,762                         |
|      14 | Bara Banki          | 8,064                 | 8,064                         |
|      15 | Bareilly            | 17,078                | 17,078                        |
|      16 | Basti               | 2,155                 | 2,155                         |
|      17 | Bhadohi             | 1,179                 | 1,179                         |
|      18 | Bijnor              | 3,679                 | 3,765                         |
|      19 | Budaun              | 1,309                 | 1,309                         |
|      20 | Bulandshahr         | 2,076                 | 2,076                         |
|      21 | Chandauli           | 2,958                 | 2,958                         |
|      22 | Chitrakoot          | 990                   | 990                           |
|      23 | Deoria              | 1,547                 | 1,547                         |
|      24 | Etah                | 1,456                 | 1,456                         |
|      25 | Etawah              | 3,831                 | 3,831                         |
|      26 | Farrukhabad         | 3,239                 | 3,398                         |
|      27 | Fatehpur            | 2,642                 | 2,642                         |
|      28 | Firozabad           | 3,755                 | 3,755                         |
|      29 | Gautam Buddha Nagar | 2,363                 | 2,363                         |
|      30 | Ghaziabad           | 5,207                 | 5,334                         |
|      31 | Ghazipur            | 2,420                 | 2,420                         |
|      32 | Gonda               | 1,536                 | 1,536                         |
|      33 | Gorakhpur           | 8,042                 | 8,042                         |
|      34 | Hamirpur            | 1,610                 | 1,610                         |
|      35 | Hapur               | 1,831                 | 1,831                         |
|      36 | Hardoi              | 3,655                 | 3,655                         |
|      37 | Hathras             | 1,890                 | 1,890                         |
|      38 | Jalaun              | 2,501                 | 2,501                         |
|      39 | Jaunpur             | 2,503                 | 2,669                         |
|      40 | Jhansi              | 10,597                | 10,597                        |

| S No.   | Districts        | Installations (No.)   | Households Benefitted (No.)   |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
| 41      | Kannauj          | 1,333                 | 1,333                         |
| 42      | Kanpur Dehat     | 558                   | 558                           |
| 43      | Kanpur Nagar     | 24,728                | 24,728                        |
| 44      | Kasganj          | 920                   | 920                           |
| 45      | Kaushambi        | 1,236                 | 1,236                         |
| 46      | Kheri            | 4,537                 | 4,537                         |
| 47      | Kushinagar       | 892                   | 1,039                         |
| 48      | Lalitpur         | 3,020                 | 3,020                         |
| 49      | Lucknow          | 77,130                | 79,586                        |
| 50      | Mahoba           | 1,162                 | 1,162                         |
| 51      | Mahrajganj       | 1,692                 | 1,692                         |
| 52      | Mainpuri         | 1,691                 | 1,691                         |
| 53      | Mathura          | 3,819                 | 3,819                         |
| 54      | Mau              | 1,798                 | 1,798                         |
| 55      | Meerut           | 7,119                 | 7,119                         |
| 56      | Mirzapur         | 4,368                 | 4,368                         |
| 57      | Moradabad        | 3,838                 | 3,838                         |
| 58      | Muzaffarnagar    | 7,974                 | 7,974                         |
| 59      | Pilibhit         | 4,364                 | 4,589                         |
| 60      | Pratapgarh       | 2,721                 | 2,721                         |
| 61      | Prayagraj        | 13,302                | 13,521                        |
| 62      | Rae Bareli       | 11,042                | 11,042                        |
| 63      | Rampur           | 4,690                 | 4,712                         |
| 64      | Saharanpur       | 6,216                 | 6,216                         |
| 65      | Sambhal          | 1,638                 | 1,638                         |
| 66      | Sant Kabir Nagar | 654                   | 654                           |
| 67      | Shahjahanpur     | 6,635                 | 6,636                         |
| 68      | Shamli           | 2,713                 | 2,713                         |
| 69      | Shrawasti        | 705                   | 705                           |
| 70      | Siddharthnagar   | 1,342                 | 1,342                         |
| 71      | Sitapur          | 6,753                 | 6,986                         |
| 72      | Sonbhadra        | 2,017                 | 2,017                         |
| 73      | Sultanpur        | 2,777                 | 3,311                         |
| 74      | Unnao            | 6,494                 | 6,494                         |
| 75      | Varanasi         | 32,130                | 32,189                        |
|         | Total            | 3,99,096              | 4,03,698                      |