Bhubaneswar, December 16: A total of 23,774 rooftop solar (RTS) systems have been installed in Odisha benefitting 24,125 households under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY).
This information was disclosed by Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
The Central Government launched the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in February, 2024, aiming to achieve rooftop solar (RTS) installations in one crore households in the residential sector by FY 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs 75,021 crore.
According to the statistics provided by the Minister, as on December 9, 2025, a total of 19,45,758 RTS systems have been installed across the country, benefitting 24,35,196 households. This includes installation of 23,774 RTS systems in the State thereby benefitting as many as 24,125 households.
Gujarat recorded highest 4,93,161 RTS installations benefitting 7,10,102 households followed by 3,63,811 RTS installations in Maharashtra with 5,80,271 households being benefitted.
Uttar Pradesh also recorded as many as 3,02,140 RTS installations with 3,05,397 with households getting solar energy.
To ensure the economic profitability and cost-effectiveness of RTS systems for beneficiaries, apart from Central Financial Assistance collateral free loan at the interest rate of 5.75% (Repo rate plus 0.50 bps) is available for installation of RTS systems.
A total of Rs 13,926 crore Subsidy Support and over 8.3 lakh loan applications have been sanctioned under the scheme, so far.
In addition, to promote adoption of the PMSG: MBY for rural households or the economically weaker sections, Ministry has issued guidelines for installation of RTS systems under Utility Led Aggregation (ULA)/RESCO model.
