Of the reported 25 lakh homes worldwide that use solar home systems today, about" 3.6 lakh are in India, second only to China which has four lakh solar home system users.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/let-sun-light-our-homes
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/pioneer-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solar-energy
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-electrification
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solar-cells
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solar-water-heaters
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/teri
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-sample-survey-organisation-nsso