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PM Surya Ghar: 23.96 lakh homes, about a quarter of the target

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: PM Surya Ghar: 23.96 lakh homes, about a quarter of the target (GS3 · Energy / scheme, 8 December 2025)
Asked by UPSCPrelims 20251 PYQ

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What happened

  • By 3 December 2025, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana had 53.54 lakh applications and 19.18 lakh rooftop systems covering 23,96,497 households, about 24% of the one crore target for FY 2026-27 [PIB].
  • The FY 2025-26 target is 35 lakh households. Collateral-free loans are available at repo plus 50 bps, now 6%, for 10 years [PIB].

Background

  • The scheme is demand driven: any grid-connected household can apply on the national portal and the subsidy goes straight to the bank account [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Rooftop solar turns consumers into producers. Its growth depends on discom cooperation with net metering, which varies by state.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Government policies and interventions for development

  1. As per PIB (2025-12-08): by 3 December 2025, PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana had 53.54 lakh applications and 19.18 lakh rooftop systems covering 23,96,497 households, about 24% of the one crore target for FY 2026-27.
  2. Rooftop solar turns consumers into producers. Its growth depends on discom cooperation with net metering, which varies by state.
Quotable data point

The FY 2025-26 target is 35 lakh households. Collateral-free loans are available at repo plus 50 bps, now 6%, for 10 years.

PIB: MNRE: PM Surya Ghar progress, 8 Dec 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: PM Surya Ghar.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Target households under PM Surya Ghar by FY 2026-27

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Concessional loan rate cited

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Households covered by 3 Dec 2025

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: MNRE: PM Surya Ghar progress, 8 Dec 2025

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