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their   income,    de-dieselise
         “I would like to express my
                                           the  farm  sector,  and  reduce
         gratitude to the Prime Minister
                                           environmental pollution in the
         that  he has  made Modhera
                                           process. Farmers at the ground
         village even more famous in
                                           level  have  realized  the  benefits
         the country as 'Surya Gram'.
                                           of this scheme and have not
         Even if people have to spend
                                           only reduced their electricity
         Rs 50,000 or Rs 1,00,000 they
                                           bills but have also expanded
         should install solar panels
                                           their scope of work with the help
         because with these panels we
                                           of solar power. The Prime Minster
         can use electricity comfortably
                                           in his recent ‘Mann ki Baat’
         and it also helps increase one’s
                                           mentioned    Manzoor   Ahmad
         savings.”
                                           Lehwal, a Srinagar resident, who
                          -Varsha Bai
                                           has installed a 5 KW solar plant
                     Modhera Resident
                                           installed in his house. He not
        and   Grid   Connected    Solar    only got a 30% subsidy from the
        Rooftop Program. Fuelling ‘Make    Government but also reduced
        in  India’,  in  the  Union  Budget   his electricity bill by half. Sharing    and infrastructural development    of addressing the challenges
        2022-23,    the    Government      his experience he said, “We are             of the nation thereby improving    of climate change. India is
        allocated an additional Rs.        getting  a  lot  of  benefits  from         the standard of living of all      establishing itself as a global
        19,500 crores for a PLI scheme     this scheme. Besides generating             people. The solar energy sector is   leader in solar energy and has
        to boost manufacturing of high-    and using our own electricity,              also a true representation of an   spearheaded the International
        efficiency solar modules.          the excess electricity goes back            Aatmanirbhar Bharat because        Solar Alliance (ISA) which is
            Under  the  various  policy    to  the  electricity  department of         of its wide accessibility. Solar   an  action-oriented,  member-
        measures  taken  to  fulfil  its   the city, which further ensures a           energy generation process in       driven, collaborative platform
        commitment made in Paris           rebate on our bill.”                        India is seeing mass participation   for increased deployment of
        Climate Agreement  in  2015  to       India is in the process of               where it has become a perfect      solar energy technologies to
        have 40% of installed power        setting up 100 GW solar energy              replacement    for   traditional,  reduce fossil fuel dependence.
        generation capacity from non-      capacity and currently, India               environmentally      damaging      Additionally, the One Sun One
        fossil fuel sources by 2030,       stands  fifth  in  solar  power             energy sources. Solar streetlights,   World One Grid (OSOWOG)
        the Government of India also       installed capacity, globally. In            solar pumps, and other solar       initiative  by  India  intends
        initiated  PM-KUSUM.  The  aim     the pursuit of leveraging solar             energy-based applications have     to create a framework for
        was to provide energy and water    power, the Government is also               benefited  millions  of  Indians  by   international collaboration for a
        security to farmers, enhance       promoting the socioeconomic                 meeting their cooking, lighting    common grid that will ensure the
                                                                                       and other energy needs in an       transfer  of  clean  and  efficient
                                                                                       environment-friendly manner.       solar power worldwide.
                                                                                           The  Government’s National         By  creating   the   policy
                                                                                       Action Plan on Climate Change      environment       for     solar
                                                                                       (NAPCC) which provides an          technology diffusion across the
                                                                                       overarching policy framework       globe as quickly as possible,
                                                                                       for all climate actions comprises   India is serving as a lighthouse
                                                                                       of the expansion of solar energy   for green energy revolution and
                                                                                       resources.  India  is  significantly   its  citizens  are  becoming  the
                                                                                       contributing to the global efforts   Champions of Change.
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