New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has crossed the milestone of 50.06 lakh households benefiting from rooftop solar installations, marking a sharp acceleration in deployment since the scheme was launched, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

The scheme, launched with an outlay of Rs 75,021 crore, has achieved the milestone in just over two years, compared with 7.94 lakh rooftop solar installations recorded during the preceding ten years. The government said the programme is now adding one lakh beneficiary households every six days, with the pace of installations rising 3.2 times over the last nine months.

In July 2026, 5.06 lakh households benefited from rooftop solar installations, the highest m...