Pradhan Mantri Suryaghar Muft Bijalee Yojana – 100-day target achieved in 82 days
Mumbai, 27th February 2025: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (Mahavitaran) achieved the target of increasing the number of beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Suryaghar Muft Bijalee Yojana (PMSMBY) to more than one and a half lakh and increasing the total power generation capacity to 500 MW in 82 days. It was one of the targets set in the first 100 days of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis government, informed Mahavitaran Chairman and Managing Director Hon. Lokesh Chandra.
Hon. Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Chief Minister on 5th December 2024. After that, 100 days targets have been set for various departments to be achieved till 16th March 2025. The total number of houses benefiting from the PMSMBY in the state was 71,437 on 6th December and their total capacity was 283 MW. The target of increasing the total number of houses to 1.25 lakh and the total power generation capacity to 500 MW was set in the 100-day campaign. On 26th February, the number of beneficiary houses of the scheme in the state had reached 1,28,470 and the total capacity was 500 MW. The 100-day target of this scheme was achieved in 82 days. Earlier, Mahavitaran had fulfilled the 100-day target of increasing the number of solar agriculture pumps installed under Magel Tyala Saur Krishi Pump Yojana to more than 1.5 lakh in 60 days.
Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the PMSMBY on 13th February 2024 last year. After the launch of the scheme, 71,437 households in the state had benefited till 5th December, and then in the 100-day campaign, roof top solar plants were installed on 57,033 households in 82 days. So far, a total subsidy of Rs 800 crore has been given directly to the accounts of the beneficiary families in the state under the scheme.
Nagpur district has secured the first position in the state in taking advantage of the PMSMBY. The number of beneficiary households in Nagpur has now reached 21,027. Nagpur, is followed by districts as Pune (9875 houses), Jalgaon (9489 houses), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (8814 houses), Nashik (8558 houses), Amravati (7119 houses), Kolhapur (6291 houses), Dhule (4187 houses) and Solapur (4007 houses).
Under the PMSMBY, electricity is generated by installing roof top solar plants on houses. For this, the central government provides a subsidy of Rs 30,000 for one kilowatt, Rs 60,000 for two kilowatts and Rs 78,000 for a three-kilowatt project, depending on the capacity of the roof top solar project. The maximum subsidy is Rs 78,000. Mahavitaran provides free net meters to beneficiaries. Since the rooftop solar power project generates more electricity than the household requirement, the electricity bill becomes zero. The excess electricity generated is sold to Mahavitaran.
