Consider the following statements about 'PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana':
- I.It targets installation of one crore solar rooftop panels in the residential sector.
- II.The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy aims to impart training on installation, operation, maintenance and repairs of solar rooftop systems at grassroot levels.
- III.It aims to create more than three lakhs skilled manpower through fresh skilling, and up-skilling, under scheme component of capacity building.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (d) I, II and III
All three statements match the Ministry's own guidelines for the scheme. The programme aims at one crore residential rooftop solar installations, MNRE plans grass-root training in installing, operating, maintaining and repairing rooftop systems, and the capacity-building component targets more than 3 lakh skilled workers.
- ✓ I The first key objective of the programme is to achieve 1 crore rooftop solar system installations in the residential sector.
- ✓ II The Capacity Building guidelines say MNRE intends to train technicians, electricians, installers and others in installation, operation, maintenance and repair of rooftop solar systems at grass-root level.
- ✓ III The capacity-building component aims to create more than 3 lakh skilled workers through fresh skilling and up-skilling, of whom at least 1 lakh are to be solar PV technicians.
Remember · PM Surya Ghar (approved 29 Feb 2024): one crore rooftop solar installations in homes; capacity building targets 3 lakh+ skilled workers, at least 1 lakh solar PV technicians.
Sources
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy: Guidelines for PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, Central Financial Assistance component ↗ “The key objectives of the programme are: a) To achieve 1 crore rooftop solar system (RTS) installation in residential sector.”
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy: Guidelines for PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, Capacity Building ↗ “The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) intends to impart training on installation, operation, maintenance and repairing of solar roof top systems at grass root level. … To create more than 3 lakh skilled manpower, through fresh skilling, and up-skilling, under scheme component of capacity building, out of which at least 1,00,000 will be Solar PV Technicians.”
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