Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- The Centre has clarified that it has not issued any coercive directions to the Chandigarh Administration mandating rooftop solar installation in private properties. In a reply tabled in the Lok Sabha, the Union ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) stated that no instructions relating to amendments in building bylaws, cancellation of conveyance deeds, or restrictions on property registration were ever issued to enforce rooftop solar adoption.

The clarification follows concerns raised by Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari, who questioned the legality of the UT administration's earlier attempts to pressure homeowners into installing rooftop solar systems. Minister of state for new and renewable energy and power Shripa...