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The government will provide Rs 35,000 subsidy for 1kW solar systems
Promised in the manifesto
The TVK government will provide a solar power subsidy of Rs 35,000 for 1kW systems.
From the manifesto: Inbam (Joy) › 9. World-Class Infrastructure › A. Electricity and Green Energy, see page 78
Where it standsIn the budget
In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.
The government said it will introduce a rooftop solar subsidy scheme.
So far
Introduction of a rooftop solar subsidy scheme in convergence with national schemes
Not yet seen
The promised subsidy amount and system capacity are not mentioned in the budget announcement.
Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them.
Documents behind this
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speechRevised Budget speech 2026-27, page 48
- A new 'Rooftop Solar Subsidy Scheme' will be introduced in convergence with the 'Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana'.
Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.
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