Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (July 23) said that the government will further the PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana to install install rooftop solar panels to enable 1 crore households to obtain free electricity upto 300 units each month. Her remarks came while presenting the Union Budget 2024-25 in Lok Sabha.
"On free solar electricity scheme, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, "PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana has been launched to install rooftop solar panels to enable 1 crore households to obtain free electricity upto 300 units each month. This scheme will further encourage it," she said.