May 2025

The PM – Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGY), launched on February 13, 2024, by the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, is a transformative initiative aimed at accelerating the adoption of residential solar rooftop systems across India. With an ambitious budget allocation of ₹75,021 crore, the program targets the installation of solar rooftop systems in 1 crore residential households by FY 2026-27, contributing significantly to India’s clean energy transition and fulfilling its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). This scheme, focused on delivering affordable and sustainable energy, has already demonstrated remarkable socio-economic and environmental impacts, particularly in Varanasi.
This report captures the summary of the responses of around 1,013 beneficiaries of PMSGY in Varanasi
over a few months. The findings reveal that the majority of households installing solar rooftop systems
have a connected electricity load of 4 kW, accounting for 35 percent of respondents. This is followed by
3 kW, representing 24 percent, and 2 kW, at 13 percent. Together, these three load categories comprise
72 percent of the total respondents, reflecting that the scheme primarily caters to low to medium-load
residential consumers.