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Raipur, June 18, 2025: In the cabinet meeting held today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, it was decided that the state government will provide financial assistance to the consumers under the Pradhan Mantri Suryaghar Free Electricity Scheme.
The Cabinet has taken an important decision to provide financial assistance to the consumers by the state government in the installation of solar rooftop plants on the roofs of the house under the Pradhan Mantri Suryaghar Free Electricity Scheme to promote renewable energy in Chhattisgarh and provide economic benefits to electricity consumers, officials said.
Under the PM Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme additional financial assistance will also be given by the state through Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited (CSPDCL), along with central financial assistance, for installing solar rooftop plants on the homes of domestic consumers, the officials said.
Depending on the capacity of the solar plant (1 kW, 2 kW, 3 kW and above) financial assistance will be provided. For example, a total of Rs 45,000 will be provided for a 1 KW plant (Rs 30,000 central and Rs 15,000 state assistance), while a plant of 3 KW or more will get Rs 1,08,000 (Rs 78,000 central and Rs 30,000 state assistance).
Similar assistance has also been proposed for housing societies/residential welfare associations. This grant amount will be received by CSPDCL in advance and will be passed on to the beneficiaries.
A target has been set to set up 60,000 solar power plants in the year 2025-26 and 70,000 solar power plants in 2026-27. This will result in a financial burden of Rs 180 crore in the financial year 2025-26 and Rs 210 crore in 2026-27.
CSPDCL will be the implementing agency of the scheme and will implement it as per the guidelines of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India.
The company will open a separate bank account for operating the scheme in which the subsidy amount will be kept and accounted for, sources said.
The state financial assistance will be given on priority to those domestic consumers whose solar plant is grid synchronized on or after April 1, 2025.
