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Dialogue thread, Lauria. A workshop regarding Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme was organized on Saturday in the meeting room of Lauria Block Office Complex of West Champaran. The meeting was presided over by Block Chief Shambhu Tiwari.
Giving detailed information about the scheme, GRM of the scheme, Saket Singh said that this scheme is run with the cooperation of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Energy Department of the Government of Bihar. For this, Gram Bharat Infra Private Limited has been verified as agency.
The agency is authorized to install solar systems at rural, urban, domestic, commercial and industrial consumers. Domestic consumers will get a maximum grant of up to Rs 78 thousand from the Government of India directly in their bank account within 14 days of installation of the solar system.
Apart from this, loan will also be given against Aadhaar and PAN for systems up to three kilowatts. No income certificate is required for this. Six percent annual interest rate will be payable on the loan amount. Instructions have been given to all banks to provide loans.
The agency will provide free maintenance for five years
It was told in the meeting that there is a warranty of 25 years on solar panels and eight years on solar inverters. Free maintenance facility will be provided by the agency for five years. BDO Sanjeev Kumar, Circle Officer Nitish Kumar Seth and BPRO Sonali Gupta gave information about the identification of eligible beneficiaries, online application and approval process.
JE Sanjay Kumar Singh and Sanjay Kumar Sharma of Electricity Department laid emphasis on the installation as per the technical standards. Chiefs, public representatives, committee and ward members were present in large numbers in the meeting and an appeal was made for wide publicity of the scheme.
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