New Delhi, May 21 -- Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved a subsidy of '30,000 on the installation of 3kW rooftop solar panels. The Cabinet also approved the procurement of litter machines, anti-smog guns, mechanical road sweepers and water sprinklers as part of its pollution control measures. In a major push toward renewable energy, the Cabinet approved an enhanced subsidy of '30,000 ('10,000 per kW) for residential rooftop solar installations. With this, the total subsidy now reaches '1.08 lakh, the highest under any such initiative to date.
Aimed at encouraging clean energy adoption, the scheme will fall under the new initiative, 'PM Surya Ghar: Free Electricity Scheme - State Top-Up', for which '50 crore has been allocated. The scheme tar...