MNRE Allows Rooftop Solar Installation Without DCR Certificate Under PM Surya Ghar ‘Give It Up’ Option
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has allowed residential rooftop solar installations under PM Surya Ghar without a DCR certificate via the ‘Give It Up’ option, for consumers who opt out of CFA benefits.
April 09, 2026. By Mrinmoy Dey
Launched in February 2024, Pm Surya Ghar Yojana aims to achieve one crore rooftop solar installations in the residential sector, and over 27 lakh rooftop solar systems have already been installed to date. Traditionally, consumers availing the CFA were required to comply with DCR guidelines, ensuring the use of domestically manufactured solar cells and modules.
Consumers now have the flexibility to forgo CFA benefits under the scheme, enabling wider adoption of rooftop solar systems, stated MNRE. This is facilitated through a ‘Give It Up’ option on the National Portal, which allows residential consumers to submit applications for RTS installations without availing CFA, including those who consciously choose to opt out under the ‘Give It Up’ campaign, it noted.
The National Portal currently provides a ‘Give It Up’ option wherein consumers can submit installations with a DCR certificate. A new feature has now been introduced to allow submission of such applications without a DCR certificate, stated MNRE in a notification.
The newly introduced feature permits submission of applications without a DCR certificate, with the condition that once an installation is submitted without DCR certification, the ‘Give It Up’ option cannot be modified post-confirmation. Conversely, installations submitted with a DCR certificate will continue to allow modifications to the ‘Give It Up’ choice up to the redemption stage.
Further, the Ministry has stated that all rooftop solar installations under this provision must comply with applicable technical, safety, and regulatory norms as notified by MNRE and other concerned authorities, ensuring continued reliability and standardisation across the sector.
With this update, the Government aims to make rooftop solar adoption more flexible, removing barriers for consumers while accelerating India’s residential solar capacity growth under the PM Surya Ghar initiative.
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