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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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