Parliament Question: PM-SGMBY in West Bengal

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