Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana: Modi govt’s ambitious scheme to install solar panel in 1 crore houses

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched an ambitious & unique plan to harness the potential of solar energy for lighting up lakhs of households across the country and also to make lower & middle class income grops, self-sufficient in meeting their energy demands.

PM Modi, hours after being part of the Pran Pratistha ceremony in Ayodhya’s grand Ram Temple, took to his X account and stated that his government has decided to begin ‘Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana’, a unique campaign to enlighten & illuminate crores of houses across the country with ‘self-generated’ electricity.

Taking to personal X handle, PM Modi wrote, “The first decision I have taken after returning from Ayodhya is launch of Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojanna.”

He said that this will not only lower the electricity expenses of lower & middle income households but will also pave the way for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ in power segment.

सूर्यवंशी भगवान श्री राम के आलोक से विश्व के सभी भक्तगण सदैव ऊर्जा प्राप्त करते हैं।

आज अयोध्या में प्राण-प्रतिष्ठा के शुभ अवसर पर मेरा ये संकल्प और प्रशस्त हुआ कि भारतवासियों के घर की छत पर उनका अपना सोलर रूफ टॉप सिस्टम हो।

अयोध्या से लौटने के बाद मैंने पहला निर्णय लिया है कि… pic.twitter.com/GAzFYP1bjV

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 22, 2024

As per the intiative, the government will work towards installation of solar rooftops on houses of at least 1 crore citizens.

According to reports, the solar rooftop program will also involve power sector PSUs which will encourage households to opt for the program and ‘get paid’ for these panels as compensation. The PSUs will generate revenue from these solar systems while lower-income households hosting the solar panel system, will be paid rental for the same.