The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has crossed 50.06 lakh households benefiting from rooftop solar installations across India, marking a major milestone for the country’s flagship residential solar programme. The scheme, implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, was launched with an outlay of `75,021 crore.
The programme has recorded rapid installation activity, with one lakh households added every six days. July 2026 recorded 5.06 lakh beneficiary households, the highest monthly figure since the scheme was launched. The daily installation rate also increased from 5,038 installations in October 2025 to nearly 16,328 in July 2026.
The Government has released `28,024 crore in subsidies directly to beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer. Nearly 19 lakh households are now reporting zero electricity bills, while more than 12 lakh households earned `421 crore through the sale of surplus electricity in FY 2024-25.
The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has crossed 50.06 lakh households benefiting from rooftop solar installations across India, marking a major milestone for the country’s flagship residential solar programme. Implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy with an outlay of `75,021 crore, the scheme has recorded rapid growth, adding one lakh households every six days. In July 2026 alone, 5.06 lakh households benefited, the highest monthly figure since its launch, while the daily installation rate rose to nearly `16,328.
The Government has released `28,024 crore in subsidies directly to beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer, with nearly 19 lakh households now reporting zero electricity bills. More than 12 lakh households earned 421 crore by selling surplus electricity in FY 2024-25. The programme has also expanded across government infrastructure, with more than 25,000 Central Government buildings solarized. States have identified around 3.2 lakh feasible government buildings with a potential of 4,400 MW, of which 81,329 buildings representing 1,450 MW have already been solarized.
