The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has modified the procedure document for executing the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in order to facilitate multi-state vendor registrations on the national portal for the residential rooftop solar programme.
The MNRE announced that vendors will now have the option for multi-state registration in addition to national registration. REC Limited will serve as the registering authority for both national and multi-state registrations. The vendors are required to submit a bank guarantee of Rs 2.5 million for national registration and a bank guarantee of Rs 250,000 for each state or Union Territory where they seek registration. This guarantee must remain valid for a minimum of five years from the date of registration or the renewal of their registration/empanelment. If a vendor registered across multiple states plans to extend its registration to include additional states or apply for national registration, it must augment its current bank guarantee by Rs 250,000 for each additional state or Rs 2.5 million for national registration.