India, May 21 -- The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved Rs.30,000 subsidy for installing residential solar panels in Delhi , in what is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's push to encourage adoption of renewable sources of energy

The enhancement will complement the existing Prime Minister Surya Ghar Yojana, the BJP-led Centre's scheme under which a subsidy of Rs.78,000 is given to people installing solar system in their premises.

The Cabinet, which met at the Delhi Secretariat, also approved the procurement of advanced anti-pollution machines, including 250 water sprinkler machines integrated with anti-smog guns and 70 mechanical road sweeping machines. It also approved the renaming of 'Chief Minister Scholarship for Meritoriou...