PM Surya Ghar Vendor List: Check a Vendor District-Wise

To check a PM Surya Ghar vendor, start at the official PM Surya Ghar National Portal, not an advertisement or a link forwarded on WhatsApp. Find the vendor through the registered-vendor pages for your state and district, then match the business shown there with the legal name, GSTIN, address and payment beneficiary on your quotation.

Do this before paying an advance. A portal match confirms one part of the decision. It does not approve the quote, authenticate the salesperson or guarantee subsidy release.

Short version: MNRE’s guidelines say central assistance is available only through vendors registered on the National Portal. Look the vendor up yourself, district by district. Match the exact business, not a familiar brand name. Put every component, payment milestone and responsibility in the quote. Pause if the name, contact, bank beneficiary or equipment does not reconcile.

This guide reflects the MNRE guideline documents and portal routes checked on 14 October 2026. The portal, state processes and DISCOM instructions change, so confirm anything unclear on the live portal before acting.

What an empanelled vendor is under PM Surya Ghar

“Empanelled” and “registered” are used interchangeably in everyday speech. MNRE’s own documents say registered vendor. An empanelled vendor is a solar installation firm that has registered under the scheme’s vendor process and appears on the National Portal. The firm usually registers in one of two ways:

The state process asks a firm to sign a declaration. It confirms, among other things, at least three trained technical staff, compliance with electrical-safety rules, installation to MNRE specifications, comprehensive maintenance for at least five years, a named complaint contact, and willingness to be blacklisted with the PBG encashed if its service fails. Installers who want the registration steps and the documents have their own page, covered in the box near the end of this guide.

For you as a homeowner, the point is simple: registration is a condition the vendor has met to take scheme work. It is not a quality certificate for any one job.

Why the scheme requires a registered vendor

The July 2024 operational guidelines for residential Central Financial Assistance (CFA) state that the scheme is implemented only through registered vendors, and that a consumer has to choose one to receive CFA. The rule exists because the vendor carries scheme duties that the consumer cannot easily check alone:

• survey the roof and guide the consumer on capacity;
• design, supply, install, test and commission the system to MNRE’s minimum technical specifications;
• run the safety checks and explain operation, maintenance and safety to the consumer;
• repair or replace non-performing components free of charge during a five-year Comprehensive Maintenance Contract (CMC) period counted from commissioning;
• give the consumer the manufacturers’ warranty documents; and
• fix any system-quality or component problem that stops the DISCOM from commissioning the system or releasing CFA.

The guidelines also put the vendor under a performance rating based on the size of installations, quality of equipment, workmanship and service, and visible to consumers on the portal. A registering authority can inspect installed plants and, after notice, de-register a vendor or levy penalties when systems are non-functional because of poor installation or break the scheme’s rules.

MNRE amended the residential CFA guidelines on 7 July 2025. The amendment is published as a scanned image PDF, so check it for later changes to vendor duties before you rely on any single clause above.

How to check the vendor list district-wise: step by step

The checks below follow the National Portal route described in MNRE’s guidelines and in secondary guides read on 14 October 2026. Portal screens and labels change, so treat the sequence as a map, not a script.

1. Type the address yourself. Enter pmsuryaghar.gov.in in the browser. Do not use a link from a message or an advertisement.
2. Open the registered-vendors page. The public portal has a vendor listing that works without a login. A secondary guide read on 14 October 2026 describes selecting a state, then a district, then applying the filter. After you apply as a consumer, the portal also presents vendor selection inside your logged-in account.
3. Pick your state and district. Use the district of the roof, not your billing address, if they differ.
4. Read the vendor card. The guidelines say a profile can carry the company name, the system specifications offered, prices, key contacts, a rating and consumer feedback. Open the full profile for the contact details.
5. Search for the exact name on your quote. Use the company name, not only the brand. Two firms can trade under similar names with separate registrations.
6. Check whether the vendor is still active. Secondary guides describe a deactivated-vendor list on the portal. A vendor removed from the active list cannot be treated as registered for your project.
7. Compare at least two vendors. The guidelines describe vendor and system comparison tools on the portal. Use them alongside your itemised quotes.
8. Save a dated record. Take a screenshot or a PDF of the vendor profile and keep it with your quotation.
9. Repeat the check before final payment if weeks have passed.

Some state utilities link to the national list from their own sites. For example, Delhi’s solar portal points consumers to vendor pages for its DISCOMs. Your state DISCOM or nodal agency can confirm a vendor’s registration if the national page is unclear.

A spreadsheet, a PDF “vendor list 2026” from a third-party site, or an old registration certificate can all be stale. The live record on the official portal is the only one that tells you the vendor’s current status.

The 5-point vendor verification checklist

Run all five points before you sign or transfer an advance.

A personal payment destination is not automatic proof of fraud. It is a mismatch that needs a written explanation before money moves. The same applies when an agent or subcontractor says another company will invoice the work.

Red flags of a fake or unregistered vendor

For a wider look at fraud patterns that use the scheme’s name, see how to avoid solar scams in India and the free solar panel scheme reality check.

Questions to ask before signing

• What is your registered business name, and where can I see it on the National Portal for my district?
• Who is the legal seller, and does the GSTIN on the quote match it?
• Which module make and model will you install, and can you give me domestic-content documents?
• Which inverter make and model, and what are its per-model specifications and warranty documents?
• What is the total capacity in kWp, and how does it match the assistance slab for my case?
• Which work is excluded, such as roof strengthening, a phase upgrade, extra cabling or civil work?
• What are the payment milestones, and what is the refund rule if the DISCOM rejects the application for an equipment reason?
• Who uploads the documents, and who attends the DISCOM inspection?
• What does the five-year maintenance duty cover, who do I call, and how fast do you respond?
• Which person handles complaints, and what are their name, phone and email?

For a commercial review of the quote itself, use the solar quotation checklist after the identity check.

Read the contract against the model agreement

MNRE’s guidelines attach a model consumer and vendor agreement. The model is a suggested draft and the real contract can differ, but it is a useful benchmark. It covers design, supply, installation, commissioning and five years of comprehensive operation and maintenance, with the warranty counted from commissioning by the DISCOM.

Keep the contract price separate from any expected CFA. A vendor can explain the process, but cannot guarantee your eligibility, DISCOM approval, inspection result, bank validation or payment date.

What to do if the vendor does poor work

Start with your own evidence file: the portal record, quote, GST details, payment proof, messages, application reference and the date of each check.

1. Write to the vendor. Describe what you can observe: the date, the defect, the name on the portal and the response you want. Ask for the complaint contact named in the vendor’s registration declaration.
2. Use the portal grievance route. Per the guidelines, consumers and vendors can raise grievances on the National Portal, through the portal app or through the national call centre. Each grievance gets a unique tracking ID, and the guidelines say grievances are to be resolved within 30 days, with SMS and email updates. Secondary sources list 15555 as the national helpline number, but confirm the current number on the portal.
3. Escalate to the DISCOM or nodal agency if the problem blocks inspection, metering or commissioning. The model net-metering agreement also allows recourse to the DISCOM’s Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum for supply and metering complaints.
4. Report fraud separately. If someone took money for a subsidy release or asked for an OTP, report it on cybercrime.gov.in or call 1930 and tell your bank.

A deregistration or penalty decision lies with the registering authority, not with you. A payment dispute under the contract is settled between you and the vendor or through the legal route. For an electrical or equipment fault, make the area safe and call a qualified person. Do not open an inverter or touch exposed conductors to gather evidence.

Subsidy at risk: what can go wrong

Assistance is released only after the DISCOM physically checks the system and approves it on the portal. It then moves through an e-token that you redeem from your profile, and the guidelines say a claim is processed within 15 days of DISCOM approval. Vendor mistakes can break this chain at several points:

PM Surya Ghar registration and Qbits are different things

The PM Surya Ghar National Portal is the government route for the vendor check and the consumer application. The Qbits Authorised Service Partner directory is a Qbits-owned directory for service and partner enquiries. It is not an MNRE, REC or DISCOM registration record.

Qbits Energy is a solar inverter manufacturer. It does not install systems or hold a PM Surya Ghar vendor registration. If a quote includes a Qbits inverter, check the two records separately and make the exact model part of your written equipment schedule. A government-registered vendor is not automatically a Qbits partner, and a Qbits directory listing is not proof of scheme registration, subsidy eligibility or DISCOM acceptance. You can search the Qbits Authorised Service Partner directory by state and district, then return to the portal for the government check. To see how Qbits grid-tied inverters are specified, read about the on-grid inverter range.

Installer, not a homeowner? Registration steps, documents, credentials and the PBG are covered in the PM Surya Ghar installer registration guide.

Your final check before paying

For the wider scheme context, including eligibility, documents and the DISCOM journey, read the PM Surya Ghar complete guide.

Sources checked on 14 October 2026:

• MNRE, Operational Guidelines for the component Central Financial Assistance to Residential Consumers (PDF dated July 2024): vendor registration, vendor duties and rating, CFA slabs, DCR, grievance redressal, model agreement (Annexure 2).
• MNRE, Amendment in the guidelines, 7 July 2025 (scanned PDF, not machine-readable; not independently reviewed clause by clause).
• MNRE, Vendor Registration and Management Process, 7 May 2024, and the attached 17 May 2023 office memorandum.
• Secondary: portal route descriptions from Blues Renewables and Delhi’s solar portal. pmsuryaghar.gov.in returned an access error to our automated checks, so the live portal labels were not viewed directly.