- Bihar allocates Rs 1,000 crore for PM Surya Ghar Yojana.
- Consumers get up to Rs 98,000 total subsidy for solar.
- 5 lakh rooftop solar installations targeted across Bihar.
State Bureau, Patna: Under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana, five lakh consumers in Bihar will receive an additional state subsidy on a first-come, first-served basis. The state government has allocated Rs 1,000 crore for this initiative, as announced by Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit during a review meeting on Monday.
This comes after the Bihar Cabinet on August 12 approved an additional state subsidy of Rs 10,000 per kilowatt, capped at Rs 20,000 per beneficiary. Combined with the central subsidy, the total subsidy reaches Rs 40,000 for a 1 kW system, Rs 80,000 for a 2 kW system, and Rs 98,000 for a 3 kW system.
District-wise targets have been set for this scheme, with a final goal of 500,000 solar rooftop installations across all districts and field teams already deployed. Patna leads the allocation targets with 28,000 installations, followed by East Champaran with 24,000 and Muzaffarpur with 23,000.
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