The Sindh government has set criteria for the distribution of as many as 200,000 solar home system kits among needy people.

The selection of low-income households has been made by using the Benazir Income Support Program register of low-income households as the criteria for household eligibility, according to a statement from the Chief Minister’s House.

The poverty scorecard ranging from 21 to 50 has been initially used.

The BISP data ranging from 0-20 are those households, having no capacity of paying at least Rs6,000 for a solar home system kit, CM Murad Ali Shah said and added that these poorest households would be provided solar kits under the Annual Development Program (ADB scheme) of the Energy Department.

The beneficiaries would be charged Rs6,000.