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What is the maximum subsidy for a 3 kW system under PM Surya Ghar?

Correct answer: (C) ₹78,000.

Under PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the maximum subsidy for a 3 kW rooftop solar system is Rs 78,000.

  1. (A)

    ₹30,000

  2. (B)

    ₹60,000

  3. (C)

    ₹78,000

  4. (D)

    ₹90,000

Explanation

PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana gives Central Financial Assistance for residential rooftop solar, with support capped at 3 kW. The PIB release explains the slab clearly: at current benchmark prices, the subsidy is Rs 30,000 for a 1 kW system, Rs 60,000 for a 2 kW system and Rs 78,000 for a 3 kW system or higher. The given calculation matches that structure: the first 2 kW receive Rs 30,000 per kW, making Rs 60,000, and the additional 1 kW receives Rs 18,000. Therefore, for a 3 kW system, the maximum subsidy is Rs 78,000.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Rs 30,000 is the subsidy level for a 1 kW system, not the maximum subsidy for a 3 kW system.
  • (B) Rs 60,000 corresponds to the 2 kW subsidy level, so it leaves out the additional Rs 18,000 available for the third kW.
  • (D) Rs 90,000 overstates the benefit because the PIB release caps the benchmark subsidy at Rs 78,000 for a 3 kW system or higher.

Concept

This tests government-scheme arithmetic in the Indian Economy syllabus, especially how subsidy slabs and caps work. RAS often asks such questions because welfare and energy schemes are current-policy facts that require precise figures, not broad familiarity.

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