UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2025

Consider the following statements about 'PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana': I. Its target is to install one crore solar rooftop panels on the roofs of houses in the residential sector. II. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy aims to impart training on installation, operation, maintenance and repairs of solar rooftop systems at the grassroot level. III. Its aim is, under the skill component of capacity building, to create more than three lakh skilled manpower through fresh skilling and upskilling. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. I and II only
  2. I and III only
  3. II and III only
  4. I, II and III

Answer

Correct Answer

I, II and III

Explanation

The PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana targets installing rooftop solar systems on one crore households (I correct), the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy aims to provide grassroots-level training on installation, operation, and maintenance of rooftop solar systems (II correct), and the scheme's capacity-building component aims to create over three lakh skilled workers through fresh skilling/upskilling (III correct). All three statements are correct.

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