New Delhi, July 16 -- Union renewable energy secretary Santosh Kumar Sarangi on Wednesday said that around 100,000 households are now installing rooftop solar systems every week under the Centre's flagship PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, with the government expressing confidence that its target of covering 10 million homes by March 2027 remains firmly on track. Latest government data, till July 13, shows the scheme has so far benefitted 4.65 million households across the country. Gujarat leads the country with 1.06 million households, followed by Maharashtra (1.04 million) and Uttar Pradesh (676,000). The scheme, launched in February 2024, seeks to provide rooftop solar systems to 10 million households while reducing dependence on conventional power sources. Households installing systems larger than 3 kW receive a central subsidy of Rs.78,000. "We are covering around one lakh (100,000) households every seven days now and we expect to cross 50 lakh (5 million) households next month. The target of covering one crore (10 million) households by March 2027 is very much on track," Sarangi told HT, adding that the increase in numbers is also down to an aggressive push in states, where initial numbers were low, like West Bengal and Tamil Nadu....