DOGRA HERALD BUREAU
jammu, DEC 12
Jammu and Kashmir BJP president, Sat Sharma (CA), shared that the problem of inadequate supply of electricity can be solved for all time by utilizing alternate sources at cheaper investment.
He was speaking at a function, after inaugurating the Easy Solar showroom in the Shastri Nagar area of Jammu city, in the presence of a large number of leading industrialists, shopkeepers, traders, intellectuals, educationists, and prominent members of civil society.
Sat Sharma said that the Modi government has brought in PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana early this year to increase the share of solar rooftop capacity and empower residential households, factories, offices, schools, business establishments etc to generate their own electricity. It provides for a subsidy of 60% of the solar unit cost for systems up to 2KW capacity and 40 percent of additional system cost for systems between 2 to 3KW capacity. The scheme has provision of subsidy and a common person can get the system installed. At current benchmark prices, this will mean Rs 30,000 subsidy for 1kW system, Rs 60,000 for 2kW systems and Rs 78,000 for 3kW systems or higher.
Any Indian citizen, having own house with a roof suitable for installing solar panels, has a valid electricity connection, and has not availed subsidy for solar panels is eligible to avail this scheme.
Sat Sharma lauded the showroom owner for promoting the idea, which will be a boon for the people. He said that in this showroom, the owner has provided jobs to many persons, thus fulfilling the needs of their families. He also asked the others to follow similar lines and come up with innovative ideas as the entrepreneurs to boost the local economy.
Owner Satish Kumar Sharma, BJP Professional Cell Incharge & retired Income Tax Commissioner, thanked all the dignitaries for their blessings on the occasion of showroom opening.
Ved Sharma, BJP All-Cell Co-Incharge, T.R. Gupta, Vinay Gupta, Veena Handa were prominent among those who were present on the inauguration function.
