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Solar street lighting and provision of lighting in Rs. 1 lakh per MPC MPCs of PVTG areas (under PM JANMAN
component only)
Solarisation of public institutions through off-grid solar systems (under DA JGUA component only)
Rs. 1 lakh per kW with maximum capacity of 20 kW at an institution
Under New Solar Power Scheme, as on 30.06.2026, central finance assistance (CFA) of Rs. 57.10 Cr. has been released.
The New Solar Power Scheme has provision to cover electrification of One Lakh un-electrified households (HHS) in Tribal and PVTG areas identified by Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MOTA) by provision of off-grid solar systems. The scheme also includes a provision for Solarisation of 1500 Multi-Purpose Centres (MPCs) in PVTG areas as approved under PM JANMAN. Under the New Solar Power Scheme, as on 30.06.2026, 11,838 households are reported to be electrified through solar off-grid systems in different states.
As per the information received from Ministry of Power, States are being supported for grid electrification of un-electrified households under the ongoing Revamped Distribution Sector Schemes (RDSS), wherever feasible. Under the scheme, works for electrification of PVTG households, identified under PM-JANMAN, amounting to Rs. 521.45 Cr. with gross budgetary support of Rs. 331.49 Cr. have been sanctioned in 13 States for providing on grid connectivity to 1,39,126 PVTG households as per the scheme guidelines. As on 24.07.2026, 1,38,620 households belonging to PVTG have been electrified.
No subsidy is being provided by the Union Government to small shopkeepers/commercial premises operators for installing solar panels on their commercial establishments. No such proposal for considering any new subsidy scheme to encourage small businessmen to adopt solar energy for commercial use in the tribal regions is under consideration.
15. Centre Launched 12 Pilot Projects Under National Green Hydrogen Mission for Deployment of 70 Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles Across 21 Routes
The Government of India is implementing the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), with an objective to make India a global hub of production, usage and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives.
Under NGHM, 12 pilot projects have been awarded for deployment of 70 hydrogen-powered vehicles, comprising 27 buses and 43 trucks, including Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) and Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H₂ - ICE) vehicles, along with 16 Hydrogen Refuelling Stations (HRS)
July 2026 across 21 routes in different States.