New Delhi, July 29 -- About 18.94 lakh households across the country have reported receiving zero electricity bills after installing rooftop solar systems under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday.

According to a written reply by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in the Lok Sabha, the zero electricity bills have been reported by distribution companies (DISCOMs), depending on consumers' self-consumption of electricity during a billing period.

Among the states, Maharashtra reported the highest number of beneficiaries with 4,17,707 consumers receiving zero electricity bills. It was followed by Kerala with 1,91,882, Gujarat with more than 4.16 lakh consumers across its DISCOMs, Uttar ...