Mukhyamantri Nishulk Bijli Yojana (Rajasthan Free Electricity Scheme)

What is the Rajasthan free electricity scheme?

Mukhyamantri Nishulk Bijli Yojana is the Rajasthan government's free electricity programme for domestic consumers, run by the Energy Department and delivered through the state's three distribution companies: Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL), Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (AVVNL) and Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JdVVNL).

The scheme has been through a redesign, and this matters for anyone applying now. The earlier version, announced under the previous state government, made the first 100 units per month free for domestic consumers and appeared as a zero-amount bill for households staying inside that limit. On 14 October 2025, Rajasthan replaced it with a 150-unit free electricity scheme that raises the free block by 50 units but attaches a condition: the household must agree to have a rooftop solar plant of at least 1.1 kW installed under the national PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana.

The logic of the redesign is straightforward. Free units paid for out of the state budget are a recurring subsidy bill; free units generated on the consumer's own roof are a one-time capital cost. Rajasthan has among the highest solar irradiance in India, so a 1.1 kW plant in most districts comfortably produces the 150 units a month the scheme promises.

Who is eligible for the 150-unit free electricity scheme?

You can apply if:

• You are a permanent resident of Rajasthan.
• You hold a domestic electricity connection with JVVNL, AVVNL or JdVVNL, and have the K Number from your bill.
• You are already registered under the earlier Mukhyamantri Nishulk Bijli Yojana. Existing registration is the base on which the 150-unit benefit is extended.
• You have enough usable roof space for a rooftop plant of at least 1.1 kW.
• You are willing to apply under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana and have the plant installed.

You are not eligible if:

• Your connection is commercial, industrial or agricultural. The scheme covers domestic connections only.
• You already have a rooftop solar plant installed, since the scheme is designed around a fresh installation with fresh subsidy.
• You have no usable roof, which in practice rules out many tenants in multi-storey buildings without owner or society consent.
• You are not a permanent resident of Rajasthan.
• You decline consent for the rooftop installation. Consent is the entry step; without it the application does not proceed.

How much do you actually save?

Two separate benefits stack.

Free units. Up to 150 units a month are free on the eligible domestic connection, which for a typical household running fans, lights, a refrigerator and a cooler covers most or all of the monthly consumption. Households that stay inside 150 units see a zero-amount bill.

Solar subsidy. A total of Rs 50,000 is available towards the rooftop plant: approximately Rs 33,000 from the central PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana and Rs 17,000 from the Rajasthan state government. The subsidy is credited by Direct Benefit Transfer into the consumer's bank account after the plant is installed and the DISCOM has inspected it.

Alongside these, the scheme includes free smart meter installation, and a one-time Rs 1,100 incentive was announced for the first 10 lakh consumers to come on board.

What documents are required?

How to apply for the 150-unit free electricity scheme

1. Find your K Number on the latest electricity bill from JVVNL, AVVNL or JdVVNL. Everything downstream keys off this number.
2. Open the consent portal at 150unitmuftbijli.bijlimitra.com or the Bijli Mitra app, log in with the K Number and verify with the OTP sent to your registered mobile number.
3. Give consent on the portal, confirming that you are willing to have a rooftop solar plant installed on your premises. Check that the mobile number, address and bank details shown against your connection are current, and correct them before submitting.
4. Register separately under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana on the national portal and obtain the registration number. This is a distinct application from the state consent, and both are needed.
5. Choose an empanelled vendor from the list your DISCOM shows, agree the plant capacity. A minimum of 1.1 kW, and have the plant installed.
6. Await DISCOM inspection and net-meter installation. The distribution company inspects the plant and commissions the meter.
7. Receive the subsidy by DBT into your bank account, and from the next billing cycle onwards receive bills reflecting the free 150 units.

Consumers who cannot use the portal can approach their DISCOM sub-division office or a nearby e-Mitra kiosk, which can record the consent against the K Number.

How to check your application and bill status

1. Log in to the Bijli Mitra portal or app with your K Number and open the consent or application status screen.
2. On the PM Surya Ghar national portal, track the separate solar application through its stages; vendor allotment, installation, inspection and subsidy release.
3. Check the monthly bill itself. A successful case shows the free units adjusted and, for a household inside the limit, a zero net amount.

Why applications get stuck

• K Number and Aadhaar do not match the consumer name on record, common where a connection is still in a deceased parent's name. Get the connection transferred first at the DISCOM sub-division office.
• Not registered under the earlier scheme. Prior registration under Mukhyamantri Nishulk Bijli Yojana is a stated condition of the 150-unit scheme.
• Roof unsuitable or shaded, so the vendor's site survey rejects a 1.1 kW installation.
• Tenant without owner consent. The plant is fixed to the building, so the owner's agreement is needed.
• Bank account not Aadhaar-seeded, which holds up the Rs 50,000 subsidy even after installation.
• Existing solar plant already on the roof, which disqualifies a fresh subsidy claim.

What happens if you use more than 150 units

Free units are a block, not a cap on consumption. A household that draws more than 150 units in a month is billed for the excess at the applicable domestic tariff slab, with the free block adjusted against the total. Once the rooftop plant is commissioned and net metering is in place, the units the plant exports to the grid are also set off against consumption, so a household with a right-sized plant and moderate usage can stay at or near a zero bill through most of the year. Rajasthan's peak summer months, when cooler and air-conditioner load rises sharply, are when most households cross the free block, and the plant's higher summer generation partly offsets that.

Consumers should also keep the connection in their own name and the tariff category correct. A domestic connection wrongly recorded as commercial will not receive free units at all, and correcting the category at the DISCOM sub-division office is a prerequisite rather than something to sort out later.

Where to complain

• Your DISCOM sub-division office, JVVNL, AVVNL or JdVVNL, depending on the district, for billing, metering and connection-name issues
• Bijli Mitra portal and app, which carry the DISCOM complaint and tracking facility
• Rajasthan Sampark grievance portal for a written, trackable complaint
• PM Surya Ghar national portal for problems with the vendor, installation or the central share of the subsidy

Neither the consent nor the DISCOM inspection carries a fee. Vendors are paid through the scheme's own arrangement, and no official will ask for cash to add your K Number to the free-units list.