PM Muft Bijili Yojana: Over 30L houses to be covered in Andhra

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh government is set to launch a pilot project to solarise the houses of SC and ST community members in the Kuppam district.

Among all the districts, Kuppam will be selected for the pilot project. Under this program, solar power generation plants will be installed atop the houses of SC and ST community members.

Holding a review meeting on the 'Solarisation' program taken up as part of encouraging solar power generation, the Chief Minister felt that the state should turn into a solar power center. Naidu directed the officials to immediately implement the plans to utilize solar energy to the maximum extent possible.

Naidu said that every house and office in the state should be equipped with solar energy and take steps towards achieving self-reliance in power generation and consumption.

The state should improve such that the consumers not only utilize the power for domestic needs generated through the solar system atop their houses but also can earn additional revenue by selling the surplus power, the Chief Minister observed. There is every need to bring awareness among the people on this matter and take the Central schemes of PM Surya Ghar and Kusum closer to the people, he added.

Later, the officials made a PowerPoint presentation on selecting Kuppam for the pilot project to install the solar power generation plants atop the houses of all SC and ST community members. They also explained the possibility of making all the government offices in the state solar power-consuming centers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched the Muft Bijili Yojana scheme on February 13 this year and set a target of bringing at least one crore houses into its orbit. The officers told the Chief Minister that of these one crore houses, they have decided to implement the scheme in at least 30 lakh houses in the state.

The officials also informed Chandrababu that there is a possibility of installing solar panels on 14,94,453 agricultural pump sets in the state under the PM Kusum scheme. They have set a target of 3572 megawatts of power generation in phase-one under this Kusum scheme.

The Chief Minister told the officials to take these schemes much ahead at a faster pace and provide an opportunity for the people to earn additional revenue through power marketing instead of paying heavy power bills. Chandrababu Naidu also directed the officials to fix the power tariff for electric vehicles.