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2 Solar street lighting and provision of lighting in Rs. 1 lakh per MPC

MPCs of PVTG areas (under PM JANMAN

component only)

3 Solarisation of public institutions through off-grid Rs. 1 lakh per kW with maximum

solar systems (under DA JGUA component only) 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)
across 21 routes in different States.

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