New Delhi, March 12 -- PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) - the world's largest domestic rooftop solar initiative - has achieved a significant milestone by completing 10.09 lakh installations across the country, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said on Tuesday.

The Ministry noted that "45 per cent households in the country with solar panels are now getting zero electricity bills".

The ambitious scheme, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February 2024, aims to provide free electricity through rooftop solar systems to one crore residential households and reduce dependence on conventional power sources while enabling citizens to become energy producers. "India achieves a historic milestone in solar energy! U...