Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Athar Aamir Khan today chaired a review meeting to assess the implementation of the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana across the district. The meeting was attended by the Additional District Development Commissioner, Superintending Engineer KPDCL, Executive Engineer, Electric Division Budgam, Lead District Manager (LDM), Deputy CEO JAKEDA and empanelled regional vendors.
During the meeting, the DC reviewed the physical and financial progress achieved under the scheme besides assessing consumer registrations, rooftop solar installations, disbursement of Central Financial Assistance (CFA), status of government building solarisation, cases sanctioning and installation progress.
The DC was apprised that the district has registered encouraging progress under the scheme across all subdivisions of the District. He was further informed that the scheme has witnessed significant public response, resulting in substantial clean energy generation and direct CFA benefits to eligible consumers.
The DC was also informed that identified government buildings have been solarised. Taking stock of the implementation, the DC directed the concerned officers to ensure early installation of smart meters at all solarised government buildings and expedite completion of the remaining pending sites.
Reviewing the banking component of the scheme, the DC instructed the Lead District Manager to facilitate prompt disposal of pending applications and resolve rejected cases in coordination with the concerned banks to ensure hassle-free consumer onboarding.
The DC further directed the empanelled vendors to clear all pending installations within the stipulated timeline. He stressed coordination among KPDCL, JAKEDA, banks and vendors to remove bottlenecks, expedite implementation and achieve targets within this financial year.