AP CS For Creating Awareness On PM-Surya Ghar Yojana
The scheme will be implemented by the National Programme Implementation Agency at the national level and State Implementation Agencies at the State level
Amravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K Vijayanand on Wednesday instructed the officials to take steps to create awareness among the people on Pradhan Mantri Suryagarh Scheme in the State.
He was speaking at the first State Level Coordination Committee meeting held under his chairmanship at the State Secretariat here pn Pradhan Mantri Suryagarh Scheme and Pradhan Mantri-Kusum schemes.
He said that the Central Government has introduced this scheme across the country to enable households to generate their own electricity by installing solar rooftops and reduce the burden of electricity bills. He said that this scheme will be implemented by the National Programme Implementation Agency (NPIA) at the national level and State Implementation Agencies (SIAs) at the State level. Under this scheme, DISCOMs will install rooftops in their respective areas. Calling for promoting solar power, Vijayanand the need of the hour is to create widespread awareness among the people about the scheme and ensure that this scheme is utilised in large numbers.
The CS revealed that the government has proposed 100 per cent solarisation to develop Nadimuru village in Kuppam mandal of Chittoor district and Naravaripalle village in Chandragiri mandal of Tirupati district as model solar villages. In addition, the CS said that the target has been set to develop five villages in each district across the State as model solar villages under the pilot project. Under the PM Suryagarh Mupt Bijli Yojana, the Central Government provides a subsidy of 60 per cent of the solar unit cost for systems with a capacity of two kilowatts and 40% of the additional system cost for systems between two and three kilowatts, and up to Rs78,000 for systems up to three kilowatts. The applicant should have a house with a roof suitable for installing solar panels and a valid electricity connection to the house. Steps should be taken to save electricity bills by installing solar rooftops on various government buildings, schools, colleges and other government buildings in addition to houses,
Vijayanand instructed the Transco officials to prepare appropriate action plans in coordination with the relevant departments.
