Rooftop Solar Documents in Gujarat: Subsidy Paperwork Checklist

For rooftop solar with the PM Surya Ghar subsidy in Gujarat, the paperwork is lighter than most people expect. To apply you mainly need your electricity bill and consumer number. After installation come the installation details, photos and the net meter step. Last of all you upload your bank details so the subsidy can be paid. This post goes through each stage so you know what to keep ready and when.

Why the list is shorter than you might think

In January 2024, MNRE issued an office memorandum listing the documents DISCOMs may ask for at two stages: technical feasibility, and commissioning with the net meter. It also told DISCOMs not to ask applicants for any other documents. GUVNL, the holding company of the Gujarat state DISCOMs, passed this on to UGVCL, MGVCL, DGVCL and PGVCL in a letter dated 28 March 2024. Torrent Power is a private company outside GUVNL, so if Torrent supplies your electricity, ask them for their current list.

So if someone hands you a long list of attested copies and affidavits for a normal home system, ask which rule requires each one. Most of the work happens online on the national portal, pmsuryaghar.gov.in.

Stage 1: Registering and applying on the portal

Registration on the national portal asks for:

• Your state and your DISCOM (the company name printed at the top of your electricity bill)
• Your electricity consumer number
• A mobile number and email address

You then log in with your consumer number and mobile number and fill in the rooftop solar application. Keep a recent electricity bill nearby, because the consumer number and the name on it are what everything else gets matched against.

Mind the closing date. As of October 2026, the PM Surya Ghar portal says the scheme closes on 31 March 2027. MNRE's guidelines also give the scheme's implementation period as running till 31 March 2027. Check the portal for the latest date before you apply.

Gujarat has also made things simpler for small systems. Under GERC's Fourth Amendment to its net metering regulations (Notification No. 13 of 2024), a complete application for a rooftop system up to 10 kW is deemed accepted without a technical feasibility study. If your sanctioned load needs to go up, the DISCOM does that. Most home systems are well under 10 kW, so this covers nearly every household.

Documents worth keeping ready anyway

The official list is short, but a few papers make everything smoother. Keep them handy:

• Latest electricity bill in the name of the person applying.
• ID such as Aadhaar and PAN of that same person.
• Proof that you own the house, such as a property tax bill. The scheme is meant for households that own the house and roof.
• Bank passbook or cheque book for the account the subsidy should go to.

The main thing to check is that the names match. The applicant on the portal, the name on the electricity bill and the bank account holder should be the same person. If the bill is still in a parent's name, or the house has changed hands, sort that out with your DISCOM before you apply. Fixing a name mismatch halfway through usually costs more time than fixing it at the start.

This matters more now. A notice on the PM Surya Ghar portal says that from 3 September 2026, if an application's "confidence score" is below 70%, the subsidy is not released directly. The consumer then has to download the portal's undertaking, fill in and sign it, and upload it with a government name proof such as Aadhaar or Voter ID. The notice does not explain how the score is worked out, but since the fix is a name proof, matching names from the start is the simplest way to avoid this extra step.

Stage 2: After installation

Once your installer (the scheme calls them a "vendor") has finished, the system details go up on the portal. According to MNRE's operational guidelines for PM Surya Ghar, this stage includes:

• System details, such as panel and inverter make, model and serial numbers
• Geo-tagged photographs of the installed system
• Project completion report, signed by you and the vendor
• Vendor-consumer agreement (the guidelines include a sample)

The agreement step changed in 2026. Under a portal notice of 23 September 2026, the vendor uploads the agreement and you must approve it from your own consumer login. You get an SMS, email and portal alert for this. The installation details can only be uploaded after you approve, so read the agreement before you click.

The guidelines also say the vendor should give you the technical papers: panel and inverter warranty cards, test certificates, the layout and wiring diagram, and the structure drawing. The vendor is expected to help you upload all of it. A good installer does most of this for you, but the uploads happen through your consumer login, so stay involved and keep your own copies.

This is also where the panel rules matter. The subsidy only applies if the panels are DCR (made in India with Indian cells) and on MNRE's ALMM list. Make sure the serial numbers on the paperwork match the panels actually on your roof. Our post on how to check a solar installer covers how to verify this.

Stage 3: Net meter and DISCOM inspection

After the portal update, the application moves to your DISCOM, which inspects the system. For a system under PM Surya Ghar, GERC's Fifth Amendment (November 2025) says no separate written net metering agreement is needed. Instead, the DISCOM gives you a written communication stating the date your agreement starts and the rate it pays for surplus units. Keep that letter safely. The GUVNL letter says the DISCOM may collect a copy of the invoice before installing the net meter, to confirm who owns the system.

So keep the final invoice from your installer safe. Once the net meter is in and the DISCOM has approved the inspection on the portal, a commissioning certificate appears in your portal account. You can read more about how the meter and your bill work together in our post on net metering in Gujarat.

Stage 4: Bank details for the subsidy

The last step is getting paid. MNRE's guidelines say you submit your bank account details on the portal, with one of these as proof that the account is yours:

• A cancelled cheque image
• A bank e-statement
• A passbook scan

The account must be held by you, the consumer who applied. If you took a solar loan through the scheme, the subsidy goes to the loan account first. Anything left over then goes to your bank account.

PIB's official explainer on the scheme lists the subsidy as arriving within 30 days of this step. It also says the average processing time is around 15 days once everything is entered correctly. The subsidy itself is ₹30,000 per kW for the first 2 kW and ₹18,000 for the third kW, up to ₹78,000. Our PM Surya Ghar subsidy page explains the amounts.

A simple checklist

Stage	What you need
Register and apply	DISCOM name, consumer number, mobile, email, latest electricity bill
Keep ready	Aadhaar, PAN, ownership proof, bank details (all in the same name)
After installation	Vendor agreement (approved in your login), system details, geo-tagged photos, signed completion report
Net meter	Copy of the installer's invoice; keep the DISCOM's written communication
Subsidy claim	Cancelled cheque, e-statement or passbook scan for your own account

Next step

Take out your latest electricity bill today and check three things: whose name it is in, the exact consumer number, and which DISCOM issued it. If the name matches the person who owns the house and the bank account, you are ready to start. If you want, we can connect you with one checked installer near you. Installers usually help with the portal and the DISCOM steps.