Check your roof, vendor, quotation, subsidy documents and handover papers before and after a PM Surya Ghar installation.
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How to use this checklist. Work through it in order. The first group can be done before you speak to any vendor, using your bills and a walk around the roof at different times of day. The second group protects you at the quotation stage, which is where most later disputes begin: a quotation that does not name the module make, the DCR status or the warranty terms is hard to enforce. The third and fourth groups cover what to watch on installation day and the papers you need for the subsidy and any future warranty claim.
Why the paperwork matters. Under PM Surya Ghar, central financial assistance is released to your bank account only after the system is installed, inspected by the DISCOM, net metered and the documents are uploaded on the portal. A missing DCR certificate or a mismatch between the name on the electricity bill and the bank account are common reasons for delay.
Worked example. A household in a two-storey house finds that its overhead water tank shades one corner of the terrace after 2 pm. Using the checklist, it asks vendors to place the array on the south side and to raise the structure so the tank's shadow misses the panels, and writes the final layout into the quotation.
This checklist is general guidance; follow your DISCOM's and the portal's current requirements.
Costs, Subsidy and 2026 Rules
What DCR modules are, how MNRE's ALMM lists for modules and cells work, which BIS standards apply to panels, inverters and batteries, and how to check them before installation.
Failures, Scams, Complaints and Official Sources
Why DISCOM feasibility approval, inspection and net meter installation for rooftop solar get delayed in India, what the Consumer Rules expect, and how to follow up and escalate.
Costs, Subsidy and 2026 Rules
The steps to register, apply, choose a registered vendor, get DISCOM approval, net metering and claim the rooftop solar subsidy on the PM Surya Ghar portal, with documents.
Failures, Scams, Complaints and Official Sources
How fraudsters pose as PM Surya Ghar officials or vendors in India, the warning signs of fake portals and fee demands, and what to do if you have paid or shared an OTP.
Failures, Scams, Complaints and Official Sources
The most common rooftop solar mistakes Indian households make, from non-DCR modules to fake portals and oversizing, and the official bodies to check each rule with.
Failures, Scams, Complaints and Official Sources
Where to complain about rooftop solar problems in India: DISCOM delays to the CGRF and Electricity Ombudsman, vendor disputes to the National Consumer Helpline and consumer commissions.
