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BJP MP alleges Rs 200 crore solar scam in Telangana
BJP MP M. Raghunandan Rao has written to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi alleging a Rs 200 crore scam in Telangana’s rooftop solar scheme, Siasat.com reports. Rao said the state government identified 40,000…
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BJP MP M. Raghunandan Rao has written to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi alleging a Rs 200 crore scam in Telangana’s rooftop solar scheme, Siasat.com reports. Rao said the state government identified 40,000 households for 2-kW systems under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, which offers Rs 60,000 subsidy per household. He claimed tenders were awarded at Rs 1.36 lakh per system but subcontracted at Rs 86,000, leaving Rs 50,000 per house unaccounted for. Rao alleged the Congress government was diverting central funds while claiming credit for the scheme, and demanded a probe or stoppage of funds.
The Indian Opinion
Allegations of siphoning central funds are serious, but the BJP MP’s math assumes every one of the 40,000 households was overcharged by Rs 50,000. That picture is incomplete without the state’s detailed cost breakdown for installation, labour, and maintenance. Both sides use this to score points: the BJP calls it a Congress scam, while Congress may call it a motivated complaint. The real test will be a forensic audit of tenders and actual payments made to households. How many beneficiaries received the full subsidy amount?
Source: siasat.com
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