 bill no 333 of  2015 the solar energy (development and compulsory use) bill, 2015 by dr kirit premjibhai solanki, mp a billto provide for development of solar power generation and mandatory use of solar power by every household, business establishment and government building, in order to promote use of non-conventional energy and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the solar energy (development and compulsory use)act, 2015short title, extent and commencement(2) it extends to the whole of indiadefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government;5(b) "business establishment" includes any building which is used as an office or a factory in connection with any trade or business;(c) "government building" includes the offices of the ministries, departments, public sector enterprises, statutory bodies or bodies owned or administered by the government and autonomous bodies, local self government bodies and residential areas of government employees provided by the government;10(d) "household" means a dwelling unit of any description; and (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act3 it shall be obligatory for the owners, lessees, tenants, builders and promoters of every building, to install solar photovoltaic modules and panels, on the top of buildings and/ or in the land forming part of the property, for generating electricity in order to meet a part of its total electricity requirement in such manner as may be prescribed15obligations for the owners, lessees, tenants, builders and promoters of buildings4 for the purpose of this act, the central government shall—(i) make amendments to the building bye-laws so as to make it obligatory for the owners, contractors, builders and promoters of all new buildings to install solar thermal collectors and photovoltaic modules and panels as specified in this act;20(ii) specify the circumstances and technical grounds under which exemptions may be granted from the provisions of this act; and central government to amend building byelaws and provide incentives to popularise and promote use of solar energy(iii) make provisions for subsidies and other incentives for the installation of solar energy systems in new buildings as well as existing buildings255 (1) the central government shall, as soon as possible, prepare an action plan to educate the masses about the technology and the benefits of use of solar energyaction plan to educate about the benefits of use of solar energy(2) for the purpose of spreading awareness and promotion, the central government shall also associate non-governmental organisations and such other agencies or institutions, as it may deem fit306 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by law, provide requisite funds to the state governments for the purposes of this act, from time to timecentral government to provide requisite fundspenalty7 whoever contravenes the provisions of this act shall be liable to imprisonmentwhich may extend to one year and fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees8 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any otherlaw for the time being in force35act not in derogation of other lawpowers to make rules9 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act40 45(2) every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsindia is facing an acute energy scarcity which is hampering its industrial growth and economic progress thus, it is essential to tackle the energy crisis through judicious utilization of abundant renewable energy resourcessolar energy is a clean renewable resource with zero emission and has got tremendous potential of energy which can be harnessed using a variety of devices with recent developments, solar energy systems are easily available for industrial and domestic use with the added advantageof minimum maintenance solar energy could be made financially viable with government tax incentives and rebates most of the developed countries are switching over to solar energy as one of the prime renewable energy source the current architectural designs make provision for photovoltaic cells and necessary circuitry while making building plans because of its location between the tropic of cancer and the equator, india has an average annual temperature that ranges from 25°c-27°c this means that india has huge solar potentialthe bill, therefore, seeks to provide for development of solar power generation and mandatory use of solar power by every household, business establishment and government building, in order to promote use of non-conventional energy for matters connected therewith or incidental theretohence this billnew delhi;kirit premjibhai solankinovember 17, 2015 financial  memorandumclause 4 of the bill provides for certain subsidies and other incentives by central government to promote solar energy clause 5 provides that the central government shall prepare an action plan to educate the masses about the technology and the benefits of solar energy and associate non-governmental organisations and private sector for the purpose clause 6 provides that the central government shall provide adequate funds to the state governments for carrying out the purposes of this bill the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that an annual recurring expenditure of rupees fifty thousand crore is likely to be incurreda non-recurring expenditure of about rupees ten thousand crore is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 9 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for development of solar power generation and mandatory use of solar power by every household, business establishment and government building, in order to promote use of non-conventional energy and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(dr kirit premjibhai solanki, mp)gmgipmrnd—3083ls(s3)—09122015