Chief Secretary Dr J Alam with others during the meeting held on March 24. (DIPR Photo)
Kohima, March 24 (MExN): The first meeting of the Nagaland Solar Mission was held under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary Dr J Alam, at the conference hall of the Chief Secretary on March 24.
The scheme PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, for installation of Rooftop Solar in residential households in Nagaland will be implemented under this Mission. It may be stated that the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana on February 29, 2024 for installing rooftop solar and providing free electricity up to 300 units every month for One Crore households. Under this scheme, the consumers may benefit from RTS installation by importing lesser grid supply thereby reducing his/her monthly electricity bill, stated a DIPR report.
Further, to lighten the investment burden of the household for installing RTS system, the Government of India shall provide subsidies ranging from 60% to 54% for 1KW to 3KW of the RTS benchmark costs.
Under this initiative of the GoI and State, Rooftop Solar will become affordable for the residents as the total subsidy will now range from 96% (up to 2KW) to 85% (up to 3 KW) of the benchmark cost.
Hence, to align with the national endeavours toward green energy transition, the Nagaland Government, has decided to supplement the Government of India subsidy by providing additional state subsidies from 36 % to 31% for 1KW to 3 kW respectively of the benchmark cost of RTS installation.
An allocation of Rs 10 crore has been earmarked for this initiative in the 2025-26 fiscal year.
For implementation of the Scheme, a Solar Mission Team will be formed at the Directorate Level and a Solar Mission Cell at the Secretariat level.
The meeting was attended by Finance Commissioner, Secretary Power, Engineer in Chief, Power and other Officials from the Power Department.
