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a solar entrepreneur. She works living a better life with clean
on solar rooftop installations energy.
in nearby districts, earning Friends, the benefits of the
thousands of rupees every 'PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana'
month. are also being obtained in areas
Friends, Arun Kumar from of the Northeast. In Tripura, there
Meerut has now become are many villages of the Riang
an energy provider in his tribe which faced electricity
area. Recently, Arun Kumar problems. Now, through solar
participated in a programme in mini-grids, their homes remain
Delhi and shared his experiences. illuminated. Children there are
He had shared that he is not only now able to study even after dusk.
saving on his electricity bills but People are able to charge their
also selling his excess electricity. mobile phones, and the social life
Friends, Muralidhar ji from of villages has also changed.
Jaipur has achieved similar Friends, there are countless
success. Earlier, his farming was such examples of the solar
dependent on a diesel pump, energy revolution in the country.
which cost thousands of rupees Do join this revolution and
every year. When he adopted connect others too.
a solar pump, his farming My dear countrymen, every
system transformed. Now, he no month I receive numerous
longer has to worry about fuel; messages from different parts
irrigation is timely, and his annual of the country for 'Mann ki Baat'.
income has also increased. Most These messages also reveal
importantly, his family is now how enthusiastically people

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