Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana: PM Modi announces scheme to install rooftop solar systems in 1 crore homes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday the commencement of the Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana initiative, which will provide rooftop solar systems to one crore families. Alongwith this he asserted that the Ram temple ceremony in Ayodhya strengthened his resolve to have rooftop solar systems at people's houses.

PM Modi said in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), "I have taken my first decision after returning from Ayodhya that our government will launch 'Pradhan Mantri Suryoday Yojna' with the aim to install rooftop solar systems in one crore houses." 

He also posted pictures of him discussing the rooftop solar scheme with officials in the capital after his return from Ayodhya where he attended the Ram Temple consecration ceremony.

He stated that devotees across the world always draw energy from the light of "suryavanshi" Lord Ram. 

He said that the initiative will not only lower the poor and middle classes' electricity bills, but will also make India self-sufficient in the energy industry.

In the post on X, he wrote, "Today, on the auspicious occasion of consecration in Ayodhya, my resolution got further strengthened that the people of India should have their own solar roof top system on the roof of their houses."

सूर्यवंशी भगवान श्री राम के आलोक से विश्व के सभी भक्तगण सदैव ऊर्जा प्राप्त करते हैं।

आज अयोध्या में प्राण-प्रतिष्ठा के शुभ अवसर पर मेरा ये संकल्प और प्रशस्त हुआ कि भारतवासियों के घर की छत पर उनका अपना सोलर रूफ टॉप सिस्टम हो।

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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 22, 2024

"The first decision I have taken after returning from Ayodhya is that our government will launch 'Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana' with the target of installing rooftop solar on 1 crore houses. This will not only reduce the electricity bill of the poor and middle class, but will also make India self-reliant in the energy sector," he added.

Earlier in the day, PM Modi remarked in Ayodhya — the temple town of Uttar Pradesh — that the Ram temple is a symbol of the country's serenity, patience, harmony, and inclusion.

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