Kishan Reddy: PM Surya Ghar hits 65K installs in Telangana
Synopsis
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy reported that PM Surya Ghar Yojana has completed 65,102 rooftop solar installations in Telangana, reached over 82,000 families, released ₹413.86 crore in subsidies, and sanctioned 28,429 solar loans, with 99,259 total applications received.
Key Takeaways
99,259 applications received for PM Surya Ghar Yojana in Telangana so far.
65,102 rooftop solar installations completed across the state.
Solar power now reaching more than 82,000 families in Telangana. ₹413.86 crore in central subsidies disbursed to beneficiaries.
28,429 solar loans sanctioned to help households finance installations.
The national scheme targets solar installations in one crore households across India.
More than 82,000 Telangana families are now running on rooftop solar power — and the subsidy cheques to put them there have crossed ₹413.86 crore. Union Coal and Mines Minister and BJP Telangana president G. Kishan Reddy shared a state-level progress update on the PM Surya Ghar Yojana on Friday, 23 October 2026, flagging numbers that frame the central scheme as a quiet household revolution in the state.
What the Telangana scorecard says
Kishan Reddy's post, written in Telugu, lays out five milestone figures for Telangana. A total of 99,259 applications have been received under the scheme. Of those, 65,102 rooftop installations have been completed. Solar power is now reaching more than 82,000 families, subsidies worth ₹413.86 crore have been released to beneficiaries, and 28,429 solar loans have been sanctioned to help households finance the systems.
The minister framed the uptake as evidence of the scheme's popularity — 'విశేష ప్రజాదరణ' (extraordinary public acceptance) — and highlighted a dual benefit: lighter electricity bills for households and a shift toward environmentally friendly power consumption.
The scheme behind the numbers
The PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana was launched by the central government in 2024 under Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a national ambition of installing rooftop solar systems in one crore households. The scheme offers central subsidies directly to beneficiaries and is designed to bring households' electricity bills to near-zero by generating solar power on their own rooftops.
The Telangana update slots into India's wider renewable energy drive — the country is targeting 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, and distributed rooftop solar is a core pillar of that push. By moving generation to the household level, the scheme simultaneously cuts grid load, reduces carbon intensity, and puts money back in consumers' pockets.
Why Kishan Reddy is tracking this
As both a Union minister and BJP's Telangana state president, Kishan Reddy has a dual stake in the scheme's visibility. Showcasing central-government welfare delivery in Telangana — a state currently governed by the Indian National Congress — is a pointed political signal: that central schemes are reaching citizens regardless of which party runs the state. The post follows a broader pattern of BJP leaders using state-level data from central schemes to contest the narrative on governance.
With nearly one lakh applications already in the pipeline and loan sanction numbers climbing, the remaining gap between applications and completed installations will be the number to watch in coming months.
Point of View
Which routes subsidies directly to beneficiaries rather than through state governments, makes it especially useful for this kind of federal credit-claiming. The gap between 99,259 applications and 65,102 completed installations also signals execution headroom — and a political incentive to close it before the next electoral cycle. Longer term, Telangana's uptake numbers feed into India's 500 GW renewable target, where rooftop solar's distributed model is increasingly central to bridging the last mile.
NationPress
23 Oct 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What is PM Surya Ghar Yojana?
PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana is a central government scheme launched in 2024 to install rooftop solar systems in one crore Indian households, providing subsidies so families can generate their own electricity and reduce their power bills.
How many families have benefited from PM Surya Ghar Yojana in Telangana?
According to Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy's post on 23 October 2026, more than 82,000 families in Telangana are now receiving solar power under the scheme.
How much subsidy has been released under PM Surya Ghar Yojana in Telangana?
Kishan Reddy stated that subsidies worth ₹413.86 crore have been released to beneficiaries in Telangana under the PM Surya Ghar Yojana.
How many rooftop solar installations are complete in Telangana under PM Surya Ghar?
As of the update shared on 23 October 2026, 65,102 rooftop solar installations have been completed in Telangana, out of 99,259 total applications received.
Who launched the PM Surya Ghar Yojana?
The PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana was launched by the central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2024 with the goal of providing rooftop solar systems to one crore households across India.
