Over 65,000 Telangana rooftops are now generating their own electricity — and the subsidy money is already in beneficiaries' bank accounts. Union Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy, who also serves as BJP's Telangana state president, shared a detailed state-level progress report on Saturday, 26 September 2026, for the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, underlining the scheme's reach in the state.

Telangana's numbers: applications, installations, and ₹413 crore in subsidies

The figures Kishan Reddy placed on record are specific. In Telangana, 99,259 families have applied under the scheme, 65,102 rooftop installations have been completed, and 53,463 subsidy disbursements have been processed directly to beneficiaries. The total subsidy released to the state stands at ₹413.86 crore.

For individual households, the scheme offers a central subsidy of up to ₹78,000 for residential rooftop solar installations — a figure that meaningfully lowers the upfront barrier for middle- and lower-income families. Applications can be submitted through the PM Surya Ghar portal at consumer.pmsuryaghar.gov.in.

PM Surya Ghar: the scheme behind the milestone

The Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana was launched on 13 February 2024 with a national target of 1 crore household installations by 2027. The scheme is structured around direct benefit transfers — subsidies flow straight to beneficiaries rather than through intermediaries — and is jointly implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and state nodal agencies.

The policy sits inside a larger ambition: India's 500 GW non-fossil fuel target by 2030. Rooftop solar is expected to play a material role in that push, while also easing financial pressure on state electricity distribution companies (discoms) by reducing aggregate technical and commercial losses.

Why Telangana's gap between applications and completions matters

The state's data reveals a meaningful pipeline gap: 99,259 applications filed versus 65,102 installations completed — roughly 34,000 families still awaiting their panels. Kishan Reddy's call for 'eligible families across Telangana' to apply signals an intent to push that number higher, not merely consolidate what's already done.

The minister framed the initiative in terms of energy sovereignty — 'a sustainable Telangana, a self-reliant India' — connecting a household-level scheme to the national clean-energy narrative ahead of India's key 2030 climate commitments.

Thirty-four thousand families waiting for panels. The portal is open. The subsidy is allocated. The only question now is speed of execution.