PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana

On track

Launched February 2024 · Energy

Rooftop solar for ordinary homes, with 300 units of free electricity a month and a subsidy of up to ₹78,000.

What was promised

Rooftop solar in 1 crore households by 31 March 2027, with an outlay of ₹75,021 crore.

Figures are from the August 2026 government release.

November 2026

More than 65 lakh households have now joined PM Surya Ghar, up from 50.06 lakh in August 2026, putting the scheme past 65% of its one-crore-household target. The November 2026 Department of Financial Services buildings update already on this page is a separate sub-item and is not repeated here. The pace, about a lakh households every six days through the summer, is what carries the scheme toward its March 2027 target.
November 2026

All 2,576 feasible buildings under the Department of Financial Services now have rooftop solar, totalling 61.50 MW of capacity, after 4,144 buildings were assessed for feasibility. The department took second place in the PM Surya Ghar Excellence Awards in the category ‘Maximum Buildings Solarized by Central Ministries/Departments’.
August 2026

Over 50.06 lakh beneficiary households, with 14.8 GW of rooftop solar capacity commissioned, as of August 2026; ₹28,024 crore of subsidy released directly to beneficiaries.
July 2026

Nearly 19 lakh households now receiving zero electricity bills; installations run at 1 lakh households every six days, and July 2026 recorded the highest-ever monthly figure (5.06 lakh households).