MUMBAI: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday announced that the state cabinet has cleared a policy in line with the PM Suryaghar Yojana, wherein a subsidy will be provided for the installation of rooftop solar panels to the electricity consumers consuming 0-100 units.
Apart from this, the government will consider the implementation of underground cabling across the state, and after the approval of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), a surcharge of 1, 2 or 5 paise can be recovered from the tariff charged to the electricity consumers.
He was replying to the calling attention motion moved by NCP member Chetan Tupe in this regard in the state Assembly.