Hyderabad, Aug. 11 -- BJP MP M. Raghunandan Rao has alleged a Rs 200 crore solar scam in Telangana under the Centre's rooftop solar scheme. In a statement on Tuesday, August 11, he said he had reached out to Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi with a formal complaint, seeking a probe.

Rao alleged that the Congress government had cheated people and misused Central subsidies meant for the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana.

Explaining how he arrived at Rs 200 crore, he said that under the scheme, the state had identified 40,000 households for the installation of 2-kW rooftop solar systems. The scheme promises free electricity up to 200 units.

"The Centre gives Rs 30,000 subsidy per kW, meaning Rs 60,000 for a 2-kW syst...