Today, a great news came for the people living in Delhi . The Delhi Cabinet today approved an additional subsidy of Rs 30,000 for installing 3 kW solar panels on the roofs of houses. Delhi’s Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa gave this information.
The Delhi minister said, “In an important cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, an additional subsidy of Rs 10,000 per kilowatt has been approved for the people of Delhi, which will be around Rs 30,000.” Let us tell you that the central government gives a subsidy of up to Rs 78,000 for installing solar panels on roofs under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana.
A total subsidy of Rs 1,08,000 will be available on 3 kW solar panel
With this decision of the Delhi government, the people of Delhi will now get a total subsidy of Rs 1,08,000 on installing 3 kW solar panels. This includes the subsidy of Rs 78,000 given by the central government and an additional subsidy of Rs 30,000 given by the Delhi government. Manjinder Singh Sirsa also said that the government will partner with banks so that people can easily get loans for the expenses incurred in installing solar panels. He said that people will not have to spend money from their pockets and there will be a saving of Rs 4200 every month.
Subsidy is available only on solar panels of maximum 3 kW
Let us tell you that under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana, 60 percent of the cost of installing solar panels up to 2 kW and 40 percent of the additional cost for solar systems between 2 to 3 kW capacity is provided as subsidy. The limit of subsidy has been limited to 3 kW capacity. This simply means that the beneficiaries will get a subsidy of Rs 30,000 for 1 kW solar, Rs 60,000 for 2 kW and Rs 78,000 for 3 kW.
