Over 26 Lakh Households Benefited Under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana as of December 2025

• PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG:MBY) is a demand-driven Central Sector scheme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) providing Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for rooftop solar (RTS) systems to residential consumers with grid-connected DISCOM electricity.
• Aim: install RTS in 1 crore households by March 2027 and supply up to 300 free units/month; world's largest domestic rooftop solar initiative.
• Relevance: GS-III (Energy, Climate, Renewables); flagship scheme intersecting India's NDC/Panchamrit commitment of 500 GW non-fossil capacity by 2030.