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Date: 2025-07-23 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Beneficiaries under PM-SGMBY

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Executive Summary: This document presents the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy's response to questions regarding the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) in Andhra Pradesh as of July 14, 2025. The scheme, launched in February 2024, supports residential consumers in installing rooftop solar plants. The document provides data on applications, approvals, installations, financial assistance, and the sale of surplus electricity. Key Points / Main Content: PMSGMBY Scheme Overview: * Launched in February 2024, the scheme is demand-driven and available to all residential consumers with grid-connected electricity in India. * Consumers can apply through the National Portal. Andhra Pradesh Statistics (as of 14.07.2025): * Total CFA released: Rs 222.94 crore to 28,840 households. * Total Applications Submitted: 1,382,109 * Total Feasibility Approvals Granted: 1,366,476 * Total Households with Installed Rooftop Solar Plants: 28,840 Model Solar Village Component: * Selection is based on a challenge mode for a 6-month timeframe from villages shortlisted by the District Level Committee. * Challenge mode has been initiated in 6 districts of Andhra Pradesh. Surplus Electricity Sale to Grid: * Residential consumers can sell surplus solar energy to DISCOMs under net-metering arrangements. * Feed-in Tariff (FIT) is fixed by the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC). * Current FIT is Rs. 2.09 per kWh in Andhra Pradesh, as per the APERC regulation of February 2024. Impact Analysis: Residential Consumers in Andhra Pradesh: * Impact: Can benefit from subsidized rooftop solar installations and sell surplus electricity. * Action Required: Apply through the National Portal to avail scheme benefits. DISCOMs: * Impact: Responsible for granting feasibility approvals, purchasing surplus electricity at the APERC-fixed tariff, and implementing net-metering. * Action Required: Provide feasibility approvals, purchase surplus electricity, and ensure compliance with APERC regulations. District Level Committees: * Impact: Shortlist villages for the Model Solar Village component. * Action Required: Shortlist villages and facilitate the challenge mode selection process. Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC): * Impact: Sets the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) for surplus solar energy. * Action Required: Maintain and update FIT regulations.

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Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana PMSGMBY: A government scheme aimed at promoting rooftop solar power generation for residential consumers. Andhra Pradesh: A state in India where the PMSGMBY scheme is being implemented and analyzed in this document. SCST households: Households belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, identified as beneficiaries under the PMSGMBY scheme. Central Financial Assistance CFA: Financial aid provided by the central government under the PMSGMBY scheme to support rooftop solar installations. DISCOMs: Local Electricity Distribution Companies that connect to the grid. Model Solar Village: A component of the PMSGMBY scheme focused on developing villages as model examples of solar energy adoption. Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission APERC: The regulatory body in Andhra Pradesh responsible for setting policies related to electricity, including net metering for solar energy. The Grid Interactive Solar Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems under NetGross Metering Regulation, 2023: Regulation issued by the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission APERC in February 2024 regarding solar rooftop systems.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 625 ANSWERED ON 23/07/2025 BENEFICIARIES UNDER PM-SGMBY 625. SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state: (a) the number of beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri- Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) during the last three years in Andhra Pradesh, district and year-wise; (b) the number of applications registered and the number of feasibility approvals granted under the yojana in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise; (c) the number of SC/ST households that have benefited under the yojana in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise; (d) whether a model solar village has been set up in each district of Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof including the expected timeline for completion and if not, the reasons therefor; (e) the amount of Central Financial Assistance (CFA) approved and released under the yojana in Andhra Pradesh along with the number of households approved for subsidy and the amount of funds approved and released, district-wise; and (f) whether the Government has enabled beneficiary households under the yojana to sell surplus electricity generated from rooftop solar systems to the grid and if so, the rate at which such electricity is purchased in Andhra Pradesh? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK) (a) to (c) The PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY) was launched in February 2024 only. The scheme is demand-driven, wherein all residential consumers in the country, including the SC/ST consumers, having a grid-connected electricity connection with the local DISCOM, can avail the benefits of the scheme by applying on the National Portal of the scheme. The district-wise detail of applications submitted, feasibility approvals granted by DISCOMs, and the total number of households, including SC/ST households, installed rooftop solar plants under the scheme in the state of Andhra Pradesh, as on 14.07.2025, is given at Annexure. (d): As per operational guidelines issued for the Model Solar Village component of PMSG: MBY, the selection of village to be developed as Model Solar Village is based on challenge mode, for 6 month timeframe out of the villages shortlisted by the District Level Committee. In Andhra Pradesh, the Challenge mode is reported to be initiated in 6 districts.(e): Under the PMSG: MBY, as of 14.07.2025, Central Financial Assistance (CFA) of Rs 222.94 crore has been released to 28,840 households in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The district-wise detail is given at Annexure. (f): As per Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (The Grid Interactive Solar Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems under Net/Gross Metering) Regulation, 2023, issued by the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) in February 2024, any surplus solar energy generated and exported into the grid during a month by a residential consumer under net-metering arrangement will be paid by the respective DISCOM at Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) fixed by APERC. The present FIT fixed by APERC under the net-metering arrangement is Rs. 2.09 per kWh in the State of Andhra Pradesh. *****Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 625 to be answered on 23.07.2025 regarding Beneficiaries under PM-SGMBY PMSG: MBY - District-wise progress for the state of Andhra Pradesh (as on 14.07.2025) Feasibility Households Applications CFA released S. Approved by Installed District submitted No. DISCOM Rooftop Solar Number of Amount (Nos) (Nos) Plant Households (in Rs) Alluri Sitharama 1 1,973 1,966 9 9 6,86,520 Raju 2 Anakapalli 9,195 9,161 1,344 1,057 8,16,77,220 3 Anantapur 9,486 9,456 93 83 64,15,680 4 Ananthapuramu 38,570 38,500 976 752 5,78,63,910 5 Annamayya 54,148 54,100 393 279 2,14,50,420 6 Bapatla 83,619 83,554 1,562 1,119 8,65,48,620 7 Chittoor 64,788 50,946 461 329 2,47,85,340 8 East Godavari 11,656 11,630 2,016 1,712 13,25,33,370 9 Eluru 35,079 35,027 2,524 2,148 16,67,38,290 10 Guntur 1,15,089 1,14,923 3,557 2,680 20,75,42,520 11 Kakinada 9,128 9,097 1,861 1,527 11,82,05,370 12 Konaseema 6,233 6,225 919 732 5,66,36,370 13 Krishna 98,510 98,343 2,769 2,175 16,86,08,130 14 Kurnool 90,468 90,292 676 564 4,31,39,160 15 Nandyal 1,08,028 1,07,950 680 477 3,64,60,770 16 NTR 96,617 96,440 2,218 1,686 13,08,64,890 17 Palnadu 1,66,758 1,66,523 793 569 4,40,21,760 Parvathipuram 18 1,756 1,751 347 236 1,81,86,240 Manyam 19 Prakasam 83,248 83,173 1,858 1,484 11,46,07,680 20 Srikakulam 5,074 5,056 1,862 1,513 11,55,52,470 Sri Potti 21 69,317 69,263 1,452 1,181 9,15,50,520 Sriramulu Nellore 22 Sri Sathya Sai 53,711 53,633 294 229 1,76,40,360 23 Tirupati 64,229 64,168 1,145 689 5,29,85,190 24 Visakhapatnam 10,181 10,154 2,792 1,914 14,93,21,220 25 Vizianagaram 9,323 9,303 1,776 1,389 10,67,84,970 26 West Godavari 17,026 17,003 2,026 1,633 12,63,21,678 27 Y.S.R. 68,899 68,839 854 674 5,22,82,920 Total 13,82,109 13,66,476 37,257 28,840 2,22,94,11,588

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