It is a matter of national pride that PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has already crossed 40 lakh beneficiary households within 2 years. According to Minister of MNRE, Pralhad Joshi, the yojana (scheme) will cross 75 lakh households by December 2026.
While participating in a fireside chat programme organised to celebrate ‘Two years of PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana,’ Joshi informed that the Utility-Linked Aggregation (ULA) model is designed to accelerate implementation, particularly among underserved households. Under the model, around 30 lakh rooftop solar installations have already been planned across states, with utilities playing a key role in facilitating faster adoption and execution. He noted that the initiative will particularly benefit families consuming between 1 kW and 3 kW of electricity and help ensure wider access to affordable clean energy. With more than 65 lakh applications already in the pipeline, the scheme is witnessing strong public participation and unprecedented momentum across the country.
The Union Minister said India’s solar growth is accelerating rapidly. He highlighted that the first 50 GW took 96 months. The next 50 GW took 36 months and growth from 100 GW to 150 GW took only 14 months. Adding on he said that May 2026 was the strongest month since launch of PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana with a record 3.16 lakh rooftop solar installations in a single month and 15,000 households added in just one day.
Joshi reiterated that the pace of adoption has increased automatically from 118 days to add one lakh households to less than eight days now. He informed that more than `22,750 crore in subsidies has been dispersed, including `2,743 crore in May 2026 alone. “PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana is creating one of the world’s largest residential solar markets while advancing India’s clean energy transition and energy self-reliance,” he said.
Launched on February 13, 2024 with an outlay of `75,021 crore, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has become the world’s largest domestic rooftop solar programme today.
