Uttar Pradesh's rooftop solar push: Lucknow leads India with about 90,000 PM Surya Ghar installations
Lucknow has emerged as the leading city in India under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana with about 90,000 installations, followed by Varanasi with about 40,000, according to a session at the 18th Civil Services Day on 21 April 2026.
Summary
Lucknow has emerged as India's leading city under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana with about 90,000 rooftop solar installations, followed by Varanasi with about 40,000, according to a session on the scheme at the 18th Civil Services Day in New Delhi on 21 April 2026. Narendra Bhooshan, Secretary of the Department of Land Resources, highlighted Uttar Pradesh's progress, saying the state had expanded its vendor base from 60 to 6,000 by training youth as micro-vendors through Surya Mitra training and the Mukhyamantri Yuva Yojana. The scheme has been integrated into the Chief Minister's Dashboard for daily monitoring.
Key facts
- Leading city
- Lucknow, ~90,000 installations
- Second
- Varanasi, ~40,000 installations
- Vendor base (UP)
- Expanded from 60 to 6,000
- Monitoring
- Chief Minister's Dashboard (daily)
- Occasion
- Session at 18th Civil Services Day, 21 April 2026
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Which city was described in April 2026 as India's leading city under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, with about 90,000 installations?
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Correct answer: A — Lucknow
Lucknow leads with about 90,000 installations, followed by Varanasi with about 40,000.
Under the PM Surya Ghar scheme, Uttar Pradesh's vendor base has expanded from 60 to about:
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Correct answer: D — 6,000
Uttar Pradesh expanded its vendor base from 60 to 6,000, training youth as micro-vendors.