The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has crossed 50.06 lakh rooftop solar installations across the country, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy announced. The milestone was reached just over two years after the scheme's launch.The pace is striking. India recorded only 7.94 lakh rooftop solar installations in the previous ten years. The scheme now benefits one lakh households every six days, with installations rising from 5,038 a day in October 2025 to nearly 16,328 a day in July 2026.Cumulative capacity commissioned under the scheme has reached 14.8 GW. The government has released Rs 28,024 crore in subsidy directly to beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer.Nearly 19 lakh households now receive zero electricity bills. Over 12 lakh households earned a combined Rs 421 crore by selling surplus power in FY25, about Rs 3,500 per year each. The scheme targets one crore residential rooftop systems by March 2027.