Varanasi. Varanasi is on top in Uttar Pradesh in Har Ghar Solar Scheme. The government is running a mega campaign to make Kashi a solar city, so that both your money and electricity can be saved. At the same time, the environment can also be protected. There is tremendous public interest in this campaign of the government. Surpassing the government’s target of 25,000 connections under the Har Ghar Solar Scheme, more than 28 thousand people have registered for solar rooftop on-grid system in just two and a half months. Due to which consumers are saving more than Rs 31 lakh.
Banarasi is running number one in Uttar Pradesh in saving electricity, money and environment. Government’s Har Ghar Solar Scheme is gaining momentum in Kashi. Along with saving electricity, the government is working on a plan to save your money. Chief Development Officer Himanshu Nagpal said that Varanasi ranks first in Uttar Pradesh in the Solar Rooftop on Grid System Scheme. Under the Har Ghar Solar Scheme in Varanasi, the target was to have solar rooftop on grid system in 25,000 houses, against which 28,423 registrations have been done. Electricity has started burning in the homes of 1045 people through solar energy. Consumers availing the benefits of the solar scheme have saved 4,7,0250 units, resulting in a saving of Rs 31 lakh 35 thousand so far.
In ‘Har Ghar Solar Yojana’, a target of 25,000 solar rooftop on-grid systems was set. The target of which was later increased to approximately 72 thousand under “PM Surya Ghar Yojana”. The Chief Development Officer said that efforts will be made to achieve the new target in the next three to four months. Under the scheme, the state government is giving subsidy ranging from Rs 45000 to Rs 1 lakh 8 thousand for installing solar power from 1 kW to 10 kW.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 28, 2024, 10:14 IST