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PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
A central government scheme to put rooftop solar on one crore homes. Eligible households get up to ₹78,000 paid into their bank account and up to 300 units of electricity free every month.
How much you get
Central Financial Assistance is fixed by system size. It is paid to you, not to us — by direct bank transfer after the system is commissioned.
| System size | Central subsidy | Roughly suits a monthly bill of |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 1 kW | ₹30,000 | Under ₹1,000 |
| Up to 2 kW | ₹60,000 | ₹1,000 – ₹2,000 |
| 3 kW to 10 kW | ₹78,000 | Above ₹2,000 |
₹78,000 is the ceiling. A 5 kW or 10 kW system receives the same amount as a 3 kW system — above 3 kW you are paying the full difference yourself, so oversizing rarely pays. Subsidy rates are set by the government and can change; we confirm the current figure before you commit.
The subsidy lands in your bank account, not ours.
Up to ₹78,000 by direct transfer, plus up to 300 units of free electricity a month for households that qualify.
Four conditions, all of them required
Indian citizen
The applicant must be an Indian citizen.
You own the roof
The roof must belong to the applicant. Rented homes do not qualify.
A valid connection
A live, legal electricity connection in the applicant’s name.
No previous subsidy
You must not have claimed a rooftop solar subsidy before.
Five documents. That is the whole list.
Keep these ready and the application takes one sitting. Photographs from your phone are fine for the roof.
- Aadhaar card
- Your most recent electricity bill
- Bank passbook or a cancelled cheque
- Photograph of the roof
- Proof of ownership of the house
What we handle for you
Once you have registered, the rest of the process sits with us:
- Site survey and system sizing
- Written quotation with no hidden items
- Full installation by our own crew
- MSEDCL net metering application and inspection
- Subsidy claim filed and followed until it is credited
From application to subsidy
You register once. Everything after that is ours to chase.
Register at pmsuryaghar.gov.in
Create an account with your electricity consumer number and submit the rooftop solar application. If you would prefer not to do this alone, we will sit with you and complete it.
Day 1
Site visit and quotation
We measure the usable roof, check shading through the day, inspect the meter board and hand you a written quotation with the system size, the subsidy and your net cost.
Within 48 hours
Installation
Work begins on a 30% advance. Mounting structure, modules, inverter, earthing and cabling — completed within seven days.
7 days
Net meter and subsidy credit
MSEDCL installs the net meter after inspection. The subsidy claim is then filed through the portal and the amount is credited directly to your bank account.
Usually within 30 days of the net meter
What people ask us
After commissioning and net meter installation, the claim is submitted through the national portal. The amount is credited by DBT into the beneficiary’s bank account, normally within about 30 days.
To you. It is paid directly into the bank account you registered on the portal. We never receive it on your behalf, which is why the bank passbook or cancelled cheque is part of the document list.
Yes. We can arrange EMI through partner lenders, and several banks offer loans specifically for rooftop solar under this scheme. We will show you the options with the quotation.
The scheme requires the roof and the connection to be in the applicant’s own name, so a rented home does not qualify. If you own another property, that one may be eligible.
No. The subsidy stops at ₹78,000, so every kilowatt above 3 kW is paid entirely by you. We size the system to your actual consumption, not to the largest thing that fits on the roof.
It is a government programme with a defined target and budget. We do not know when it will close or whether the rates will change, and we would rather not tell you otherwise. If you are considering it, apply while the current terms are available.