PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana Achieves Milestone of Over 50 Lakh Rooftop Solar Installations

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy reports that the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has crossed 50.06 lakh households with rooftop solar installations, achieving this in just over two years versus 7.94 lakh in the preceding decade. The scheme, funded with an outlay of ₹75,021 crore, now benefits 1 lakh households every six days, with daily installations rising from 5,038 in Oct 2025 to 16,328 in July 2026. Subsidy of ₹28,024 crore has been transferred via Direct Benefit Transfer, enabling nearly 19 lakh households to receive zero electricity bills, and 14.8 GW of rooftop capacity has been commissioned.