Bhubaneswar, February 3: As many as 27,962 households have been benefited in Odisha under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY) with disbursement of Rs 171.57 crore as Central Financial Assistance (CFA) till December 2025.
This information was submitted by Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
The Minister told the Upper House that since the launch of the scheme in February, 2024, a total of 20,85,514 rooftop solar (RTS) systems have been installed across the country, benefitting 26,14,446 households with disbursement of Rs 14,771.82 crore as Central Financial Assistance (CFA) till December 2025.
Under the PMSG: MBY, it has been estimated that RTS installation in 1 crore households may produce renewable electricity of 1,000 billion units, which may result in reduction of 720 million ton of CO2 eq emission during the 25 years of lifetime of the RTS systems, the Minister informed.
Highest 5,15,052 RTS systems have been installed in Gujarat benefiting 7,41,819 households. Total of Rs 3,845.60 crore has been disbursed as CFA till December last year to Gujarat for the purpose. A total of 3,91,887 RTS systems have been installed in Maharashtra benefitting 6,34,782 households.
The PMSG: MBY 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.
