The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on 9th August 2024 notified scheme guidelines for implementation of ‘Model Solar Village’ under PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.
Under the scheme component ‘Model Solar Village’, emphasis has been made on creating one Model Solar Village per district across India.
It aims to promote solar energy adoption and enable village communities to become self-reliant in meeting their energy needs.
A total financial outlay of ₹800 crore has been allocated for this component, providing ₹1 crore per selected Model Solar Village.
In order to be considered a village under the competition mode, a village must be a revenue village with a population size above 5,000 (or 2,000 for special category states).
The Government of India approved the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana on 29th February 2024. The scheme was launched increase the share of solar rooftop capacity and empower residential households to generate their own electricity.
The scheme has an outlay of Rs 75,021 crore and is to be implemented till FY 2026-27.
