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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2915
ANSWERED ON 05.08.2026
PM-SGMBY IN WEST BENGAL
2915. SHRI RAJU BISTA
Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:
(a) the number of households registered under the Pradhan Mantri-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana
(PM-SGMBY) in the country, State and district-wise for West Bengal;
(b) the number of households where solar panels have been installed under PM-SGMBY,
district-wise for West Bengal particularly in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Uttar Dinajpur districts;
(c) the targeted number of households likely to be registered under this yojana in West Bengal,
district-wise;
(d) the quantum of electricity generated under this yojana; and
(e) whether urban and rural areas with high electricity demand are being prioritized for the
yojana and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER
(SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)
(a) to (e) The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY) is a demand-driven scheme
wherein all residential consumers in the country including urban and rural areas with high
electricity demand, having a grid-connected electricity connection with the local DISCOM, can
avail the benefits of the scheme, for installation of RTS systems by applying on the National
Portal (www.pmsuryaghar.gov.in) of the scheme.
Under the scheme, since its launch in February 2024, a total of 76,81,382 applications have
been received, 41,19,791 rooftop solar (RTS) systems have been installed, benefitting 49,62,050
households across the country, as on 31.07.2026. The state/UT-wise details are placed at
Annexure I.
Similarly, Under the scheme, since its launch in February 2024, a total of 3403 RTS systems
have been installed, benefitting 3818 households in the State of West Bengal, as on 31.07.2026.
The District-wise details including for the Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Uttar Dinajpur districts
are placed at Annexure II.
The state Government of West Bengal in the budget for 2026-27, has announced a target of 2
lakh RTS systems installation in the state under the PMSG: MBY.
Under the PMSG: MBY, it has been estimated that RTS installation in one crore households
may produce renewable electricity of 1,000 billion units during the 25 years of lifetime of the
RTS systems.
*****Annexure I referred to in reply of part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2915
to be answered on 05.08.2026 regarding PM-SGMBY in West Bengal
The state/UT wise details of progress made under the PMSG: MBY across the country (As on
31.07.2026)
S Households
Applications Installations
No. State/UT Covered
(Nos) (Nos.)
(Nos.)
1 Gujarat 1171567 773369 1117773
2 Maharashtra 1450141 702461 1091035
3 Uttar Pradesh 1170693 715951 723615
4 Kerala 421734 310544 317390
5 Rajasthan 455535 277861 286975
6 Andhra Pradesh 904508 266417 270932
7 Madhya Pradesh 224600 158323 163708
8 Assam 441052 162688 163269
9 Odisha 299481 153684 154776
10 Haryana 193038 117135 127065
11 Tamil Nadu 105040 87039 103004
12 Uttarakhand 142028 97219 97583
13 Chhattisgarh 193312 84677 87171
14 Telangana 86897 55596 71367
15 Jammu and Kashmir 86287 39415 39568
16 Karnataka 56257 23185 35683
17 Bihar 90328 24774 25416
18 Punjab 26904 17487 17496
19 NCT of Delhi 53987 10748 15729
20 Himachal Pradesh 17352 11992 12025
21 Meghalaya 1008 61 9307
22 Puducherry 6532 4873 4950
23 Goa 4567 3386 4627
24 Tripura 7922 4519 4531
25 West Bengal 44524 3403 3818
26 Jharkhand 10376 3331 3561
27 Ladakh 2647 2050 2050
28 Manipur 3307 1571 1571
29 Chandigarh 1632 1386 1386
30 Mizoram 1509 1367 1370
31 Lakshadweep 1394 1199 1199
32 DNH & DD 3422 1156 1156
33 Nagaland 889 449 449
34 A&N Islands 677 415 435
35 Sikkim 158 59 59
36 Arunachal Pradesh 77 1 1
Total 76,81,382 41,19,791 49,62,050Annexure II referred to in reply of part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2915
to be answered on 05.08.2026 regarding PM-SGMBY in West Bengal
The district wise details of progress made under the PMSG: MBY in the state of West Bengal
(As on 31.07.2026)
S
Households
Application Installation
No.
District covered
(Nos) (Nos.)
(Nos.)
1 Alipurduar 417 19 19
2 Bankura 2425 62 62
3 Birbhum 2677 127 127
4 Cooch Behar 413 43 43
5 Dakshin Dinajpur 406 40 40
6 Darjeeling 852 42 42
7 Hooghly 2502 329 329
8 Howrah 1520 114 114
9 Jalpaiguri 542 32 32
10 Jhargram 758 14 14
11 Kalimpong 43 0 0
12 Kolkata 3336 1044 1416
13 Malda 890 26 26
14 Murshidabad 4208 109 124
15 Nadia 2922 149 149
16 North 24 Parganas 3123 340 340
17 Paschim Bardhaman 1516 154 182
18 Paschim Medinipur 2559 158 158
19 Purba Bardhaman 3582 185 185
20 Purba Medinipur 6946 143 143
21 Purulia 299 16 16
22 South 24 Parganas 2026 131 131
23 Uttar Dinajpur 562 126 126
Total 44524 3403 3818