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AP seeks centre's support to extend PM Surya Ghar Scheme to 9.24 lakh BC families

Visakhapatnam, Nov 13 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday urged the Centre to extend the benefits of the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana to 9.24 lakh Backward Class (BC) families in the state, proposing an initial rooftop solar capacity of 1,848 MW.
In a letter submitted to union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Prahlad Joshi on the sidelines of the CII Partnership Summit here, the Chief Minister sought approval of the state government's proposal and release of the required Central financial assistance.
Under the first phase, rooftop solar systems are proposed to be installed in 9,24,069 BC households.
The state government has offered an additional subsidy of Rs 20,000 to each eligible family over and above the financial assistance provided by the Centre.
The project is estimated to require Rs 5,544 crore in Central assistance and Rs 1,848 crore from the state government, while the remaining expenditure would be mobilised through institutional loans.
The proposed funding arrangement is aimed at enabling beneficiary families to install rooftop solar systems without bearing any upfront financial burden.
Naidu said detailed project reports had already been submitted to the Centre on September 8 and urged the union Minister to approve them and sanction the required funds.
He also pointed out that rooftop solar systems had already been installed in 4,56,235 households in Andhra Pradesh.
The state ranked fourth nationally in rooftop solar installations as of October 13, he added.
The Chief Minister expressed confidence that the proposed expansion would accelerate renewable energy adoption in the state while providing substantial benefits to BC families.
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