Rooftop scheme
Recently Chief Secretary, while chairing a meeting to assess the progress made on implementation of PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in the UT impressed upon KPDCL and JPDCL to achieve installation of 1000 rooftop solars by each of them to achieve the targets well in time.
Regarding the scheme it was given out that it is the first pan-India On-Grid solar rooftop scheme for residential houses aimed at bringing down AT&C losses by providing free/ low-cost electricity.
It was elucidated that the scheme carries a lucrative central subsidy of up to Rs85,800 for SRT of 3 kwp (1 kwp: Rs33,000; 2 kwp: Rs66,000) with additional UT subsidy of max up to Rs9000for 3 kwp (1 kwp: Rs 3000; 2 kwp: Rs 6,000) that goes directly into beneficiary’s account through DBT.
The meeting was further apprised that the scheme is live in both the divisions with a target of 39,500 households for JPDCL and 44,000 households for KPDCL to be met till 2027. Out of these JPDCL has closed the inspection calls/installation of panels of 271 customers and KPDCL that of 262 till now.
It was added that the customers grievances are centrally tracked through a call centre accessed by dialling a toll free number 15555. The meeting was informed that 68 grievances received had been resolved upto the full satisfaction of the customers.
As far as the progress on Solarization of government buildings is concerned, it was revealed by the Commissioner Secretary, S&T, Saurabh Bhagat that the department has finalized the modus operandi to saturate the government buildings with installation of Solar rooftop plants either through Capex funding or in RESCO mode.
