The Himachal Pradesh government has announced a subsidy of 10 per cent or four thousand rupees per Kilowatt, whichever is less, to all domestic consumers, institutions and those in the social sectors for installation of solar power plants at the rooftop of their buildings.

A government spokesman said, the subsidy would be additional to the subsidy given by the Centre. The subsidy amount would be deposited directly to the bank account of the consumer through state-run Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Authority.