Rooftop Solar Scheme: Odisha to provide additional financial assistance up to 3KW, check details

Odisha government will provide additional assistance of up to Rs 60,000 to each beneficiary to match the Central government assistance under ambitious PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. This was announced on Monday by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the State Budget for the 2025-26.

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“Our Government is committed to implement PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in letter and spirit. In order to increase coverage and encourage the beneficiaries to adopt the scheme, additional State Financial Assistance up to Rs 60,000 will be provided up to 3KW capacity to match the Central Assistance,” the CM said in his speech during the Budget Session.

“I propose to provide an allocation of Rs 890 Crore in 2025-26 under Odisha Akshaya Shakti Bikash Yojana (OASBY) for providing additional State assistance under the PM Surya Ghar scheme,” the CM further said.

Odisha government intends to bring about a change by installing and using energy efficient appliances in government buildings. Existing energy inefficient conventional fans and ACs which are older than five years and 10 years, respectively, will be replaced with BLDC fans and energy efficient 5-star ACs.

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This will not only conserve energy but will also reduce CO2 emission in the State. A sum of Rs 100 Crore was allocated in the 2025 budget for energy efficiency program under Mukhya Mantri Shakti Sanrakhyana Abhiyaan (MMSSA).