Delhi Legislative Assembly becomes first legislature in India to run entirely on solar power; NeVA launched
On 3 August 2025, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal inaugurated a 500-kW rooftop solar plant at the Delhi Legislative Assembly, making it the first legislature in the country to be powered entirely by solar energy, and launched the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) there.
Summary
The Delhi Legislative Assembly became the first legislature in the country to be powered entirely by solar energy on 3 August 2025, following the commissioning of a 500-kilowatt rooftop solar power plant inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal. The Assembly also launched the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA), developed under the Centre's 'One Nation, One Application' initiative, for paperless legislative functioning, to be fully implemented from the Monsoon Session beginning on 4 August. Speaker Vijender Gupta said the plant was expected to cut the Assembly's electricity bill by about ₹15 lakh a month, or about ₹1.75 crore a year.
Key facts
- Date
- 3 Aug 2025
- Inaugurated by
- MoS Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal
- Solar plant
- 500 kW rooftop; first legislature in India fully on solar power
- NeVA
- National e-Vidhan Application, under 'One Nation, One Application'; full use from Monsoon Session (4 Aug)
- Savings
- About ₹15 lakh a month (about ₹1.75 crore a year), per Speaker Vijender Gupta
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On 3 August 2025, the Delhi Legislative Assembly became the first legislature in India to run entirely on solar power after commissioning a rooftop plant of what capacity?
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Correct answer: C — 500 kW
500 kW, inaugurated by Union Minister of State Arjun Ram Meghwal.
The paperless legislative platform launched at the Delhi Legislative Assembly on 3 August 2025 under the 'One Nation, One Application' initiative is called NeVA. What does NeVA stand for?
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Correct answer: B — National e-Vidhan Application
National e-Vidhan Application.