During 2010-11, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy sanctioned projects for installation of 9,190 standalone SPV power plants on panchayat buildings in Rajasthan (9,168) and Punjab (22).
 
 During 2011-12, the Ministry sanctioned installation of 4,779 numbers of standalone SPV power plants at village panchayat buildings in Chhattisgarh (7), Jharkhand (4,683), Karnataka (30) and Punjab (59).
 
 The Ministry and State Nodal Agencies, Banks, NGOs, etc. are regularly organising awareness and capability building programmes, seminars, workshops and exhibitions for promotion of solar PV systems in the country. Under the Off-grid Solar Applications Scheme of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, the Government is providing central financial assistance of 30 percent of the project cost subject to a maximum of Rs 81/- per watt peak for installation of solar lanterns, home lights, street lights and standalone power plants in rural areas through the State Renewable Energy Development Agencies.
 
 In addition, the Ministry is providing Rs 150/- per watt peak for mini-grid SPV power plants in rural areas to meet the unmet demand of electricity.