India, Oct. 21 -- Rooftop solar installations across west Bengal, as part of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojna solar rooftop scheme, have shot up by nearly seven times since May 2026, coinciding with the change in the state government, while the total subsidy released for the state is now more than eight times of what it stood as on April 30, the latest data shows.

While the scheme was launched in February 2024, West Bengal had only seen 1,477 solar rooftop installations till April 30, 2026, with Rs.4.21 crore in subsidies released in total.

Officials, part of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said there remained stiff resistance from the local state government on a widescale implementation of the Central scheme, however...