1Assistant Professor, Public Administration Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
2Research Scholar, Public Administration Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
*Corresponding author email id: navreet9@gmail.com
Online published on 7 October, 2016.
The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) is an initiative taken by the Government of India and state governments through Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and state nodal agencies to promote environment-friendly sustainable growth to address India's energy security challenge and meet the needs of approximately 1.30 billion populations. The main objective of JNNSM is to generate resources for installation of renewable energy devices and create favourable environment for the diffusion of solar energy at both grid and off-grid levels. The success of the mission depends on the subsidy structure, role of implementing institutions, functioning of the standardised systems and society's awareness and knowledge level. The research paper has evaluated the performance of JNNSM in India regarding dissemination of photovoltaic applications. The paper presents data and develops quantitative metrics to analyse its implementation throughout India.
Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission, Solar photovoltaic application, Off-grid, Renewable energy, Sustainable development, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Solar energy
