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LETTER TO THE EDITOR FOR ISSUE DATED SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
Letters To The Editor, Sept 19- Sept 25, 2026 September 18, 2026ADDRESS WOES OF PEOPLE, PRIME MINISTER MODI!
I WISH our longest serving prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, elected by people, on occasion of his 76th birthday. This should be an occasion for the PM to consider the woes of the unemployed and uneducated by opening more educational institutions, more offices, factories and workshops to help provide education and employment to the needy. We wish our loving Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 76th birthday and hope that he brings relief to the needy and those who need employment and education.
— Cajetan Peter D’Souza, Goa

GIFT ROOFTOP SOLAR POWER!
THE timing cannot be more perfect than now for our double-engine government to gift solar power to the people of Goa. The Goa government recently notified the Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Promotion Scheme, which would work hand-in-hand with the Central government’s PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. And now it’s time to gift solar electricity to eligible Goans by sanctioning direct loan amount through banks, so that consumers could pay instalments to get DBT of subsidy.
These initiatives dramatically lower the financial entry barrier for Goan households, promising up to 300 units of free electricity per month. But installation is very important for applicable consumers because most of the people do not have sufficient funds. And then public may not even oppose so called smart meters!
Goans will be entitled for the combined Central Financial Assistance (CFA) and the newly added Goa state subsidy which will significantly reduce the out-of-pocket cost for consumers. That’s a great advantage.
Beneficiary CategorySystem CapacitySubsidy Percentage / RatesMaximum SubsidyResidential Consumers1 kW to 10 kW50% Subsidy. Finally, public is God, serving public is worshipping god and nation. Vande Mataram!
— Rajesh Banaulikar, Arpora, Goa
ADDRESS WOES OF PEOPLE, PRIME MINISTER MODI!
I WISH our longest serving prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, elected by people, on occasion of his 76th birthday. This should be an occasion for the PM to consider the woes of the unemployed and uneducated by opening more educational institutions, more offices, factories and workshops to help provide education and employment to the needy. We wish our loving Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 76th birthday and hope that he brings relief to the needy and those who need employment and education.
— Cajetan Peter D’Souza, Goa
GIFT ROOFTOP SOLAR POWER!
THE timing cannot be more perfect than now for our double-engine government to gift solar power to the people of Goa. The Goa government recently notified the Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Promotion Scheme, which would work hand-in-hand with the Central government’s PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. And now it’s time to gift solar electricity to eligible Goans by sanctioning direct loan amount through banks, so that consumers could pay instalments to get DBT of subsidy.
These initiatives dramatically lower the financial entry barrier for Goan households, promising up to 300 units of free electricity per month. But installation is very important for applicable consumers because most of the people do not have sufficient funds. And then public may not even oppose so called smart meters!
Goans will be entitled for the combined Central Financial Assistance (CFA) and the newly added Goa state subsidy which will significantly reduce the out-of-pocket cost for consumers. That’s a great advantage.
Beneficiary CategorySystem CapacitySubsidy Percentage / RatesMaximum SubsidyResidential Consumers1 kW to 10 kW50% Subsidy. Finally, public is God, serving public is worshipping god and nation. Vande Mataram!
— Rajesh Banaulikar, Arpora, Goa
GIFT ROOFTOP SOLAR POWER!
THE timing cannot be more perfect than now for our double-engine government to gift solar power to the people of Goa. The Goa government recently notified the Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Promotion Scheme, which would work hand-in-hand with the Central government’s PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. And now it’s time to gift solar electricity to eligible Goans by sanctioning direct loan amount through banks, so that consumers could pay instalments to get DBT of subsidy.
These initiatives dramatically lower the financial entry barrier for Goan households, promising up to 300 units of free electricity per month. But installation is very important for applicable consumers because most of the people do not have sufficient funds. And then public may not even oppose so called smart meters!
Goans will be entitled for the combined Central Financial Assistance (CFA) and the newly added Goa state subsidy which will significantly reduce the out-of-pocket cost for consumers. That’s a great advantage.
Beneficiary CategorySystem CapacitySubsidy Percentage / RatesMaximum SubsidyResidential Consumers1 kW to 10 kW50% Subsidy. Finally, public is God, serving public is worshipping god and nation. Vande Mataram!
— Rajesh Banaulikar, Arpora, Goa














