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Use approval milestones as decision gates

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For “Use approval milestones as decision gates”, before paying a non-recoverable amount, reconcile the proposal with the PM Surya Ghar application record , current MNRE guidelines, vendor identity and local DISCOM process. Treat subsidy as zero until the live case shows eligibility; then model timing separately because an approved amount received later does not fund an earlier installer payment.

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Before paying a non-recoverable amount, reconcile the proposal with the PM Surya Ghar application record, current MNRE guidelines, vendor identity and local DISCOM process. Treat subsidy as zero until the live case shows eligibility; then model timing separately because an approved amount received later does not fund an earlier installer payment.

Require serials, invoices, commissioning evidence, monitoring ownership and warranty documents at handover. Run expected, conservative and no-subsidy cases. If only the upside case repays the loan comfortably, reduce project cost or size, improve the self-consumption plan, or wait for verifiable inputs instead of converting uncertainty into a guaranteed savings claim.

Check these first

  • Before paying a non-recoverable amount, reconcile the proposal with the PM Surya Ghar application record , current MNRE guidelines, vendor identity and local DISCOM process.
  • Treat subsidy as zero until the live case shows eligibility; then model timing separately because an approved amount received later does not fund an earlier installer payment.
  • For “Use approval milestones as decision gates”, before paying a non-recoverable amount, reconcile the proposal with the PM Surya Ghar application record , current MNRE guidelines, vendor identity and local DISCOM process.

Fix it in this order

  1. Before paying a non-recoverable amount, reconcile the proposal with the PM Surya Ghar application record , current MNRE guidelines, vendor identity and local DISCOM process.
  2. Treat subsidy as zero until the live case shows eligibility; then model timing separately because an approved amount received later does not fund an earlier installer payment.
  3. For “Use approval milestones as decision gates”, before paying a non-recoverable amount, reconcile the proposal with the PM Surya Ghar application record , current MNRE guidelines, vendor identity and local DISCOM process.
  4. Treat subsidy as zero until the live case shows eligibility; then model timing separately because an approved amount received later does not fund an earlier installer payment

Evidence to keep

  • Signed quote and scope — keep it with the evidence for “Use approval milestones as decision gates”.
  • Module/inverter serials and warranty — keep it with the evidence for “Use approval milestones as decision gates”.
  • DISCOM/portal application IDs — keep it with the evidence for “Use approval milestones as decision gates”.
  • Generation data, photos, and installer tickets — keep it with the evidence for “Use approval milestones as decision gates”.

Do not make it harder

  • Paying the final amount before checking agreed milestones For “Use approval milestones as decision gates”, that can hide whether the underlying issue is actually resolved.
  • Assuming low generation is automatically a bad panel For “Use approval milestones as decision gates”, that can hide whether the underlying issue is actually resolved.
  • Treating installer completion as DISCOM/subsidy completion For “Use approval milestones as decision gates”, that can hide whether the underlying issue is actually resolved.

How you know it is fixed

  • The official record and your real-world result agree for “Use approval milestones as decision gates”.
  • You have enough written evidence to prove the issue is finished if it returns later for “Use approval milestones as decision gates”.

If this still isn't resolved

  1. Installer/vendor grievance State the unresolved issue explicitly: “Use approval milestones as decision gates”.
  2. DISCOM/portal grievance route State the unresolved issue explicitly: “Use approval milestones as decision gates”.
  3. Consumer forum or other official remedy where appropriate State the unresolved issue explicitly: “Use approval milestones as decision gates”.

Sources for this path

Use these references to confirm provider-, model-, policy-, or jurisdiction-specific details before an irreversible step.

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