India, Nov. 3 -- Chhatttisgarh's Khaira village in Rajnandgaon district has achieved a distinct feat of achieving 100 percent rooftop solar coverage under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, with all 141 households equipped with solar power systems, officials said on Monday.

Rajnandgaon collector Jitendra Yadav said the village had achieved complete household coverage under the scheme.

"Khaira is the first village in India where 100 percent of households have been covered with rooftop solar under the PM Surya Ghar scheme," he said.

Khaira has a population of 889, and each household has been provided a 2-kilowatt rooftop solar system, taking the total installed capacity to around 282 kW. The systems were provided at no cos...