Govt to give ₹30k subsidy on solar panels at houses

The government aims to install 230,000 residential rooftop solar systems over the next three years. CM'S OFFICE

- Alok KN Mishra

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved ₹30,000 subsidy for installing residential solar panels in Delhi, in what is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's push to encourage adoption of renewable sources of energy.

The enhancement will complement the existing Prime Minister Surya Ghar Yojana, the BJP-led Centre's scheme under which a subsidy of ₹78,000 is given to people installing solar systems on their premises.

The Cabinet, which met at the Delhi Secretariat, also approved the procurement of advanced anti-pollution machines, including 250 water sprinkler machines integrated with anti-smog guns and 70 mechanical road sweeping machines. It also approved the renaming of 'Chief Minister Scholarship for Meritorious Students' scheme to 'Lal Bahadur Shastri Scholarship for Meritorious Students'.

Under its solar programme, the Delhi government plans to install rooftop solar systems at 230,000 residential units over the next three years at an estimated cost of ₹50 crore.