The Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana, under which 1 crore residential houses would be provided rooftop solar power subsidy across the country, is getting very poor response from people of the two Telugu States.
According to sources, only 17,152 applications from Telangana and 29,740 applications from Andhra Pradesh have been received so far under the scheme. As for nationwide statistics, Assam has the highest number of applications with 2.23 lakh, Gujarat 2.14 lakh, Maharashtra 1.91 lakh and Uttar Pradesh 1.89 lakh applications.