Budget 2024: Centre’s gift of electricity to citizens

Finance Minister on Thursday presenting the interim budget announced that 1 crore households will be enabled to obtain up to 300 units of electricity every month through the means of rooftop solarisation.

“Through rooftop solarisation, 1 crore households will be enabled to obtain up to 300 units of free electricity every month,” Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday while announcing interim Budget 2024. The expected benefits throught “rooftop solarisation” include: “Savings up to Rs. 15,000 – Rs. 18,000 to households from free solar electricity and selling surplus to discoms”, FM Sitharaman announced.