The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) amended the guidelines for implementing the Model Solar Village under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. This amendment focuses on eligibility and selection processes to ensure more practical and inclusive execution. The ministry issued operational guidelines to set up one model solar village in every district of the country last August. The eligibility criteria have been expanded. While the original rule mandated that a Model Solar Village be a revenue village with a population above 5,000 (and above 2,000 for Special Category States and UTs), the amendment now includes a provision for flexibility.