India, March 3 -- Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and the Minister for Road Transport HighwaysShri Nitin Gadkari has invited MSMEs to avail concessional debt finance to install rooftop solar for business efficiency. Rooftop Solar, he said, offers an excellent value proposition to MSMEs by significantly bringing down cost of electricity consumption, which on an average, is up to one-fifth of their operations cost.

Addressing a programme promoting awareness about rooftop solar (RTS) among MSMEs today, Shri Gadkari said, "I believe there is a strong business case for MSMEs to install rooftop solar and achieve significant savings to achieve the cost-competitiveness. I am confident that MSMEs will stand together in ...